Wajir Singh v. State of Punjab and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Case CWP-8181-2026 (O&M), High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh, decided 18.03.2026. Petitioner: Wajir Singh (counsel B.S. Bairagi); Respondents: State of Punjab & Ors (counsel Arundhati Kulshreshtha, AAG Punjab). Coram: Justices Alka Sarin and Ramesh Chander Dimri. Subject: time-bound disposal of a petition under Section 7, Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961, concerning illegal encroachment upon the Government Street in Village Nasirewala, District Moga. Outcome: dismissed as withdrawn after the State reported the Section 7 matter decided on 13.03.2026; pending applications disposed of. No precedent cited, no substantive holding.
What did the court decide?
Permission to withdraw the present petition was granted; the petition was dismissed as withdrawn and pending applications, if any, were disposed of. ¶15