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Jarnail Singh and Others v. State of Punjab and Others

Punjab & Haryana HC27 Jul 2026LPA/2062/2026

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What is this about?

Jarnail Singh and others v. State of Punjab and others; LPA-2062-2026 (O&M) with CM-4999/5000/5001/5002-LPA-2026; High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh; decided 27.07.2026; condonation of delay of 30 days; appeal disposed of as not pressed; writ petition dismissed on the ground that the Trust is not a State within the meaning of Article 12 of the Constitution of India; liberty to avail remedy before the appropriate forum in accordance with law; pending miscellaneous applications disposed of; not reportable.

What did the court decide?

Appeal disposed of as not pressed with liberty to the appellants to avail the remedy before the appropriate forum in accordance with law; delay of 30 days in filing the appeal condoned; pending miscellaneous applications disposed of. ¶21

Jarnail Singh and Others Vs State of Punjab and Others — Punjab & Haryana HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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CM-4999-LPA-2026 ; CM-5000-LPA-2026 ; CM-5001-LPA-2026 and CM-5002-LPA-2026 in/and LPA-2062-2026 1

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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(113) CM-4999-LPA-2026 ; CM-5000-LPA-2026 ; CM-5001-LPA-2026 and CM-5002-LPA-2026 in/and LPA-2062-2026 Date of Decision : 27.07.2026

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Jarnail Singh and others

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...Appellants

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Versus

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State of Punjab and others

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...Respondents

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMARINDER SINGH GREWAL

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Present: Mr. Ishan Dogra, Advocate for the appellants.

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Harsimran Singh Sethi, J. (Oral)

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CM-4999-LPA-2026

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Present application has been filed seeking condonation of delay of 30 days in filing the present appeal.

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Keeping in view the averments made in the application, which are duly supported by an affidavit, the application is allowed. Delay of 30 days in filing the present appeal is condoned.

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LPA-2062-2026 (O&M)

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After arguing for some time, learned counsel for the appellants submits that as the writ petition filed by the petitioners (appellants herein) has been dismissed on the ground that the Trust against whom the claim has

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KANCHAN 2026.07.28 10:20 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this order/judgment

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CM-4999-LPA-2026 ; CM-5000-LPA-2026 ; CM-5001-LPA-2026 and CM-5002-LPA-2026 in/and LPA-2062-2026 2

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been raised is not a State within the meaning of Article 12 of the Constitution of India hence, the present appeal may kindly be disposed of having been not pressed any further with liberty to the appellants to avail the remedy before the appropriate forum in accordance with law.

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