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Saint Gobind Model High School v. State of Punjab through Its Principal Secretary

Punjab & Haryana HC30 Mar 2026CWP/9459/2026

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Saint Gobind Model High School v. State of Punjab and Others; CWP-9459-2026 (O&M); High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh; decided 30.03.2026; Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act 1961; respondent No.3-Commissioner; direction to decide application dated 27.08.2025; Appeal No.16/2022; status quo; time-bound disposal; two weeks; appearance fixed 10.04.2026; petition disposed of.

What did the court decide?

Direction to respondent No.3-Commissioner concerned, under the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961, to decide the petitioner's application dated 27.08.2025 within two weeks from the date the parties appear before the Commissioner, in accordance with law; parties directed to appear on 10.04.2026; pending applications, if any, also stood disposed of. ¶17

Saint Gobind Model High School Vs State of Punjab through Its Principal Secretary — Punjab & Haryana HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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Issue for consideration

Whether a direction should issue to respondent No.3-Commissioner, under the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961, to decide the petitioner's application dated 27.08.2025 filed in Appeal No.16/2022.

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Ratio / Principle

The writ petition was disposed of with a direction to respondent No.3-Commissioner concerned, under the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961, to decide the petitioner's application dated 27.08.2025 within two weeks from the date the parties appear before the Commissioner, with the parties directed to appear on 10.04.2026.

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Writ petition (CWP-9459-2026 (O&M)) disposed of by the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh on 30.03.2026 (coram: Alka Sarin and Ramesh Chander Dimri, JJ.; order delivered orally by Alka Sarin, J.). Saint Gobind Model High School sought only a direction to respondent No.3-Commissioner, under the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961, to decide its application dated 27.08.2025 filed in Appeal No.16/2022. Counsel stated the petitioner was willing to withdraw the appeal since the status quo granted was adversely affecting it, preventing access to installed material, infrastructure and records from the school; State counsel (AAG Punjab) raised no objection to a time-bound decision. The Court disposed of the petition directing the Commissioner to decide the application dated 27.08.2025 within two weeks of the parties' appearance before him in accordance with law, and fixed 10.04.2026 for the appearance; pending applications, if any, were also disposed of.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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CWP-9459-2026 (O&M) Date of Decision : 30.03.2026

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SAINT GOBIND MODEL HIGH SCHOOL …. Petitioner

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VERSUS

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STATE OF PUNJAB AND ORS …. Respondents

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CORAM : HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE ALKA SARIN HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAMESH CHANDER DIMRI

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Present : Mr. Jasmeet Singh Ghumman, Advocate for the petitioner.

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ALKA SARIN, J. (ORAL)

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The limited prayer made in the present writ petition is for issuance of a direction to respondent No.3-Commissioner concerned, under the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961, to decide the application dated 27.08.2025 filed by the petitioner in the appeal being Appeal No.16/2022.

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Learned counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner is willing to withdraw his appeal being Appeal No.16/2022 as the status quo, which has been granted, is infact adversely affecting the petitioner as the petitioner has not been able to access/lift the installed material, infrastructure and records from the school.

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Notice of motion.

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Ms. Arundhati Kulshreshtha, AAG Punjab accepts notice on behalf of the respondents and states that she has no objection if a direction is

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AMAN JAIN 2026.03.31 14:01 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment

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CWP-9459-2026 (O&M) -2-

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given that respondent No.3-Commissioner concerned would decide the application moved by the petitioner in a time bound manner.

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In view of the above, the present writ petition is disposed off with

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a direction to respondent No.3-Commissioner concerned, under the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act, 1961, to decide the application dated 27.08.2025 filed by the petitioner within a period of two weeks from the date the parties appear before respondent No.3-Commissioner concerned in accordance with law. The parties to appear before respondent No.3Commissioner concerned on 10.04.2026 .

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Pending applications, if any, also stand disposed off.

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(ALKA SARIN) JUDGE

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(RAMESH CHANDER DIMRI) 30.03.2026 JUDGE Aman Jain

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NOTE: Whether speaking/non-speaking: Speaking Whether reportable: Yes/No

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AMAN JAIN 2026.03.31 14:01 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment

Saint Gobind Model High School v. State of Punjab through Its Principal Secretary

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