Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology Patiala v. Punjab State Human Rights Commission and Others

Punjab & Haryana HC16 Jul 2026CWP/9825/2026

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What is this about?

Search terms: CWP-9825-2026 (O&M); Punjab & Haryana High Court; Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology Patiala; Punjab State Human Rights Commission; notice under challenge; withdrawal of complaint; no further grievance survives for adjudication; disposed of; interim protection 09.04.2026; Acting Chief Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra; Justice Rohit Kapoor. Nature of record: purely dispositional — petition mooted and disposed of without adjudication of any substantive issue; no statutory construction, no precedent treatment, no ratio suitable for citation.

What did the court decide?

None; the petition was disposed of as the complaint had been withdrawn and the impugned Commission notice was proposed to be withdrawn, leaving no surviving grievance. ¶¶26

Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology Patiala Vs Punjab State Human Rights Commission and Others — Punjab & Haryana HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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265 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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CWP-9825-2026 (O&M) Date of Decision:16.07.2026

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THAPAR INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY PATIALA

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....PETITIONER(S)

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VERSUS

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PUNJAB STATE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION AND OTHERS

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….RESPONDENT(S)

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CORAM:HON'BLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ROHIT KAPOOR

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Present: Mr. Rajiv Atma Ram, Senior Advocate assisted by Mr. Rajat Khanna, Advocate for the petitioner.

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Mr. Amrinder Singh, Advocate for respondent No.1.

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Mr. Saurabh Kapoor, Addl., AG, Punjab.

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Mr. Navkiran Singh, Advocate with Mr. Harmeet Singh, Advocate for respondent No.9.

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Mr. Dheeraj Jain, Senior Panel Counsel with Ms. Gurneet Sagoo, Panel Counsel for respondent No.10-Union of India.

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ASHWANI KUMAR MISHRA, A.C.J. (Oral)

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This petition was entertained, and interim protection was

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granted on 09.04.2026. The respondent-Commission also filed its response, stating that a complaint had been made by the second respondent, in respect of which cognizance was taken by the Commission.

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Today, when the matter is taken up, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner informs the Court that since the complaint

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RAHUL JOSHI 2026.07.20 11:23 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Punjab & Haryana High Court, CHD

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CWP-9825-2026 (O&M)

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filed by the second respondent has been withdrawn, the Commission is no longer desirous of pursuing any further inquiry pursuant to the notice under challenge in the instant writ petition.

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