Gaganpreet Singh vs State Of Punjab & Ors

Citation : 2024 Latest Caselaw 9463 P&H
Judgement Date : 2 May, 2024

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Punjab-Haryana High Court

Gaganpreet Singh vs State Of Punjab & Ors on 2 May, 2024

                                       Neutral Citation No:=2024:PHHC:060637
‭ WP-3398-2018 and‬
C                                                                ‭2024:PHHC:060637‬
‭other connected cases                                                     1‬
         ‭IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT‬
                         ‭CHANDIGARH‬
‭233+249‬
 ‭‬                                ‭CWP-3398-2018 (O&M)‬
                                    ‭Date of Decision: 02.05.2024‬
 ‭1) ‬
  ‭Gaganpreet Singh‬
                                                    ‭      ...Petitioner‬

                                        ‭Versus‬
‭‬
‭State of Punjab and others‬
                                                                      ‭ ...Respondents‬

2‭ )‬ ‭CWP-8931-2021 (O&M)‬ ‭Shinder Pal Kaur‬ ‭ ...Petitioner‬ ‭Versus‬ ‭‬ ‭State of Punjab and others‬ ‭ ...Respondents‬ 3‭ )‬ ‭CWP-11548-2015 (O&M)‬ ‭Paramjit Kaur‬ ‭ ...Petitioner‬ ‭Versus‬ ‭‬ ‭State of Punjab and others‬ ‭ ...Respondents‬ ‭‬ ‭4)‬ ‭CWP-17053-2015 (O&M) ‬ ‭Palwinder Kaur‬ ‭ ...Petitioner‬ ‭Versus‬ ‭‬ ‭State of Punjab and others‬ ‭ ...Respondents‬ ‭‬ ‭5)‬ ‭CWP-184-2017 (O&M)‬ ‭Buta Singh‬ ‭ ...Petitioner‬ ‭Versus‬ 1 of 10 ::: Downloaded on - 07-05-2024 00:54:25 ::: Neutral Citation No:=2024:PHHC:060637 ‭ WP-3398-2018 and‬ C ‭2024:PHHC:060637‬ ‭other connected cases 2‬ ‭State of Punjab and others‬ ‭ ...Respondents‬ 6‭ )‬ ‭CWP-1260-2020 (O&M)‬ ‭Harpreet Singh‬ ‭ ...Petitioner‬ ‭Versus‬ ‭State of Punjab and another‬ ‭ ...Respondents‬ 7‭ )‬ ‭CWP-12688-2016 (O&M)‬ ‭Sukhpreet Singh‬ ‭ ...Petitioner‬ ‭Versus‬ ‭State of Punjab and others‬ ‭ ...Respondents‬ 8‭ )‬ ‭CWP-12689-2016 (O&M)‬ ‭Gursewak Singh‬ ‭ ...Petitioner‬ ‭Versus‬ ‭State of Punjab and others‬ ‭ ...Respondents‬ 9‭ )‬ ‭CWP-14040-2016 (O&M)‬ ‭Jaswant Singh‬ ‭ ...Petitioner‬ ‭Versus‬ ‭State of Punjab and others‬ ‭ ‬ ‭...Respondents‬ 1‭ 0)‬ ‭CWP-13171-2018 (O&M)‬ ‭Sarabjit Kaur‬ ‭ ...Petitioner‬ ‭Versus‬ 2 of 10 ::: Downloaded on - 07-05-2024 00:54:26 ::: Neutral Citation No:=2024:PHHC:060637 ‭ WP-3398-2018 and‬ C ‭2024:PHHC:060637‬ ‭other connected cases 3‬ ‭State of Punjab and another‬ ‭ ‬ ‭...Respondents‬ 1‭ 1)‬ ‭CWP-14061-2018 (O&M)‬ ‭Kulwinder Kaur‬ ‭ ...Petitioner‬ ‭Versus‬ ‭State of Punjab and another‬ ‭ ‬ ‭...Respondents‬ 1‭ 2)‬ ‭CWP-14971-2020 (O&M)‬ ‭Baljeet Kaur‬ ‭ ...Petitioner‬ ‭Versus‬ ‭State of Punjab and another‬ ‭ ‬ ‭...Respondents‬ ‭‬ ‭13)‬ ‭CWP-22260-2019 (O&M)‬ ‭Pardeep Singh‬ ‭ ...Petitioner‬ ‭Versus‬ ‭State of Punjab and others‬ ‭ ‬ ‭...Respondents‬ 1‭ 4)‬ ‭CWP-2501-2017 (O&M)‬ ‭Gurjeet Singh‬ ‭ ...Petitioner‬ ‭Versus‬ ‭State of Punjab and others‬ ‭ ‬ ‭...Respondents‬ 1‭ 5)‬ ‭CWP-25166-2021 (O&M)‬ ‭Rashvi Lata‬ ‭ ...Petitioner‬ ‭Versus‬ ‭State of Punjab and another‬ ‭ ‬ ‭...Respondents‬ 3 of 10 ::: Downloaded on - 07-05-2024 00:54:26 ::: Neutral Citation No:=2024:PHHC:060637 ‭ WP-3398-2018 and‬ C ‭2024:PHHC:060637‬ ‭other connected cases 4‬ 1‭ 6)‬ ‭CWP-3243-2017 (O&M)‬ ‭Jeevan Singh‬ ‭ ...Petitioner‬ ‭Versus‬ ‭State of Punjab and others‬ ‭ ‬ ‭...Respondents‬ 1‭ 7)‬ ‭CWP-5531-2017 (O&M)‬ ‭Jaspreet Singh‬ ‭ ...Petitioner‬ ‭Versus‬ ‭State of Punjab and others‬ ‭ ‬ ‭...Respondents‬ 1‭ 8)‬ ‭CWP-6805-2017 (O&M)‬ ‭Simerjeet Singh‬ ‭ ...Petitioner‬ ‭Versus‬ ‭State of Punjab and others‬ ‭ ‬ ‭...Respondents‬ 1‭ 9)‬ ‭CWP-6822-2017 (O&M)‬ ‭Baljit Singh‬ ‭ ...Petitioner‬ ‭Versus‬ ‭State of Punjab and others‬ ‭ ‬ ‭...Respondents‬ 2‭ 0)‬ ‭CWP-7580-2017 (O&M)‬ ‭Sunil Rani‬ ‭ ...Petitioner‬ ‭Versus‬ ‭State of Punjab and another‬ ‭ ‬ ‭...Respondents‬ 4 of 10 ::: Downloaded on - 07-05-2024 00:54:26 ::: Neutral Citation No:=2024:PHHC:060637 ‭ WP-3398-2018 and‬ C ‭2024:PHHC:060637‬ ‭other connected cases 5‬ 2‭ 1)‬ ‭CWP-8173-2017 (O&M)‬ ‭Ranveer Singh‬ ‭ ...Petitioner‬ ‭Versus‬ ‭State of Punjab and others‬ ‭ ‬ ‭...Respondents‬ 2‭ 2)‬ ‭CWP-5705-2019 (O&M)‬ ‭Dilpreet Kaur‬ ‭ ...Petitioner‬ ‭Versus‬ ‭State of Punjab and another‬ ‭ ‬ ‭...Respondents‬ 2‭ 3)‬ ‭CWP-6367-2020 (O&M)‬ ‭Nanak Singh and others‬ ‭ ...Petitioners‬ ‭Versus‬ ‭State of Punjab and another‬ ‭ ‬ ‭...Respondents‬ 2‭ 4)‬ ‭CWP-6372-2020 (O&M)‬ ‭Karamjit Singh‬ ‭ ...Petitioner‬ ‭Versus‬ ‭State of Punjab and another‬ ‭ ‬ ‭...Respondents‬ 2‭ 5)‬ ‭CWP-21028-2020 (O&M)‬ ‭Karnail Singh‬ ‭ ...Petitioner‬ ‭Versus‬ ‭State of Punjab and others‬ ‭ ‬ ‭...Respondents‬ 2‭ 6)‬ ‭CWP-23109-2016 (O&M)‬ ‭Manjot Kaur‬ ‭ ...Petitioner‬ ‭Versus‬ ‭State of Punjab and others‬ ‭ ‬ ‭...Respondents‬ 5 of 10 ::: Downloaded on - 07-05-2024 00:54:26 ::: Neutral Citation No:=2024:PHHC:060637 ‭ WP-3398-2018 and‬ C ‭2024:PHHC:060637‬ ‭other connected cases 6‬ 2‭ 7)‬ ‭CWP-23696-2018 (O&M)‬ ‭Jasvir Kaur‬ ‭ ...Petitioner‬ ‭Versus‬ ‭State of Punjab and others‬ ‭ ‬ ‭...Respondents‬ 2‭ 8)‬ ‭CWP-24852-2022 (O&M)‬ ‭Baby‬ ‭ ...Petitioner‬ ‭Versus‬ ‭State of Punjab and others‬ ‭ ‬ ‭...Respondents‬ 2‭ 9)‬ ‭CWP-24897-2021 (O&M)‬ ‭Manpreet Singh‬ ‭ ...Petitioner‬ ‭Versus‬ ‭State of Punjab and another‬ ‭ ‬ ‭...Respondents‬ 3‭ 0)‬ ‭CWP-25637-2017 (O&M)‬ ‭Nachhattar Kaur and others‬ ‭ ...Petitioners‬ ‭Versus‬ ‭State of Punjab and others‬ ‭ ‬ ‭...Respondents‬ 3‭ 1)‬ ‭CWP-298-2020 (O&M)‬ ‭Harpal Singh‬ ‭ ...Petitioner‬ ‭Versus‬ ‭State of Punjab and others‬ ‭ ‬ ‭...Respondents‬ 3‭ 2)‬ ‭CWP-3499-2020 (O&M)‬ ‭Lakhwinder Singh and another‬ ‭ ...Petitioners‬ ‭Versus‬ ‭State of Punjab and another‬ 6 of 10 ::: Downloaded on - 07-05-2024 00:54:26 ::: Neutral Citation No:=2024:PHHC:060637 ‭ WP-3398-2018 and‬ C ‭2024:PHHC:060637‬ ‭other connected cases 7‬ ‭ ‬ .‭..Respondents‬ 3‭ 3)‬ ‭CWP-8872-2021 (O&M)‬ ‭Manvinder Singh and another‬ ‭ ...Petitioners‬ ‭Versus‬ ‭State of Punjab and others‬ ‭ ‬ ‭...Respondents‬ 3‭ 4)‬ ‭CWP-3300-2021 (O&M)‬ ‭Mewa Singh and others‬ ‭ ...Petitioners‬ ‭Versus‬ ‭State of Punjab and another‬ ‭ ‬ ‭...Respondents‬ 3‭ 5)‬ ‭CWP-5397-2020 (O&M)‬ ‭Sukhmander Singh and another‬ ‭ ...Petitioners‬ ‭Versus‬ ‭State of Punjab and another‬ ‭ ‬ ‭...Respondents‬ 3‭ 6)‬ ‭CWP-6225-2021 (O&M)‬ ‭Gurdeep Singh‬ ‭ ...Petitioner‬ ‭Versus‬ ‭State of Punjab and others‬ ‭ ‬ ‭...Respondents‬ 3‭ 7)‬ ‭CWP-9833-2017 (O&M)‬ ‭Beant Singh‬ ‭ ...Petitioner‬ ‭Versus‬ ‭State of Punjab and others‬ ‭ ‬ ‭...Respondents‬ 3‭ 8)‬ ‭CWP-18745-2019 (O&M)‬ ‭Kulwinder Singh‬ ‭ ...Petitioner‬ ‭Versus‬ 7 of 10 ::: Downloaded on - 07-05-2024 00:54:26 ::: Neutral Citation No:=2024:PHHC:060637 ‭ WP-3398-2018 and‬ C ‭2024:PHHC:060637‬ ‭other connected cases 8‬ ‭State of Punjab and others‬ ‭ ‬ .‭..Respondents‬ ‭39)‬ ‭CWP-22291-2021 (O&M)‬ ‭Pardeep Singh‬ ‭ ...Petitioner‬ ‭Versus‬ ‭State of Punjab and others‬ ‭ ‬ ‭...Respondents‬ 4‭ 0)‬ ‭CWP-3233-2020 (O&M)‬ ‭Satpal Singh‬ ‭ ...Petitioner‬ ‭Versus‬ ‭State of Punjab and others‬ ‭ ‬ ‭...Respondents‬ 4‭ 1)‬ ‭CWP-6403-2022 (O&M)‬ ‭Pinky Sharma‬ ‭ ...Petitioner‬ ‭Versus‬ ‭State of Punjab and others‬ ‭ ‬ ‭...Respondents‬ 4‭ 2)‬ ‭CWP-5395-2020 (O&M)‬ ‭Pargat Singh and another‬ ‭ ...Petitioners‬ ‭Versus‬ ‭State of Punjab and another‬ ‭ ‬ ‭...Respondents‬ 4‭ 3)‬ ‭CWP-6518-2017 (O&M)‬ ‭Sandeep Kaur‬ ‭ ...Petitioner‬ ‭Versus‬ ‭State of Punjab and others‬ ‭ ‬ ‭...Respondents‬ 4‭ 4)‬ ‭CWP-7213-2022 (O&M)‬ ‭Ankit Singla‬ ‭ ...Petitioner‬ 8 of 10 ::: Downloaded on - 07-05-2024 00:54:26 ::: Neutral Citation No:=2024:PHHC:060637 ‭ WP-3398-2018 and‬ C ‭2024:PHHC:060637‬ ‭other connected cases 9‬ ‭Versus‬ ‭State of Punjab and others‬ ‭ ‬ ‭...Respondents‬ 4‭ 5)‬ ‭CWP-1604-2024 (O&M)‬ ‭Sumanpreet Kaur‬ ‭ ...Petitioner‬ ‭Versus‬ ‭State of Punjab and another‬ ‭ ‬ ‭...Respondents‬ ‭CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMAN CHAUDHARY‬ ‭****‬‭‬ ‭Present:‬ ‭ r. Arun Gupta, Advocate‬ M ‭for the petitioners in CWP-3398-2018, CWP-9833, 6518 and‬ ‭6805 of 2017, CWP-18745-2019, CWP-3233-2020,‬ ‭CWP-22291-2021 and CWP-24852, 6403, 7213 of 2022.‬ ‭Mr. J.P.S. Sidhu, Advocate for the petitioners.‬ ‭ r. Nitesh Singla, Advocate for the petitioner‬ M ‭in CWP-1604-2024.‬ ‭ r. A.K. Walia, Advocate‬ M ‭for the petitioners in CWP-25637-2017.‬ ‭Mr. Gagneshwar Walia, Addl. A.G., Punjab.‬ ‭*****‬ ‭AMAN CHAUDHARY J. (Oral)‬ ‭1.‬ ‭These‬ ‭cases‬ ‭involve‬ ‭similar‬ ‭issues‬ ‭and‬ ‭therefore,‬ ‭are‬ ‭being‬ ‭disposed of together by this common judgment.‬ ‭2.‬ ‭The‬‭prayer‬‭in‬‭the‬‭present‬‭petitions‬‭is‬‭for‬‭quashing‬‭the‬‭order‬‭dated‬ ‭28.07.2014,‬‭Annexure‬‭P-3‬‭and‬‭Clause‬‭3‬‭&‬‭4‬‭of‬‭guidelines‬‭dated‬‭03.03.2014‬‭as‬ ‭also‬ ‭the‬ ‭criteria‬ ‭for‬ ‭determining‬ ‭cases‬ ‭of‬ ‭exceptional‬ ‭hardship‬ ‭and‬ ‭further‬ ‭directing the respondents to appoint the petitioners on Government job.‬ ‭3.‬ ‭Learned‬ ‭counsel‬ ‭would‬ ‭submit‬ ‭that‬ ‭the‬ ‭petitioners‬ ‭were‬ ‭entitled‬ ‭for‬ ‭appointment‬ ‭in‬ ‭terms‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭policy‬ ‭dated‬ ‭08.11.2011,‬ ‭Annexure‬ ‭P-1‬ ‭on‬ ‭account‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭acquisition‬ ‭of‬ ‭their‬ ‭land‬ ‭having‬ ‭taken‬ ‭place‬ ‭for‬ ‭establishing‬ 9 of 10 ::: Downloaded on - 07-05-2024 00:54:26 ::: Neutral Citation No:=2024:PHHC:060637 ‭ WP-3398-2018 and‬ C ‭2024:PHHC:060637‬ ‭other connected cases 10‬ ‭Peona‬ ‭Power‬ ‭Plant‬ ‭at‬ ‭village‬ ‭Gobindpura.‬ ‭There‬ ‭are‬ ‭different‬ ‭grounds‬ ‭on‬ ‭which‬ ‭their‬ ‭claims‬ ‭have‬ ‭been‬ ‭rejected‬ ‭by‬ ‭the‬ ‭Deputy‬ ‭Commissioner,‬ ‭which‬ ‭form‬ ‭basis‬ ‭of‬ ‭challenge‬ ‭in‬ ‭these‬ ‭cases‬ ‭but‬ ‭the‬ ‭judgments‬ ‭in‬ ‭their‬‭favour‬‭that‬ ‭deal‬ ‭with‬ ‭the‬ ‭issues‬ ‭of‬ ‭cutoff‬ ‭date,‬ ‭hardship‬ ‭clause‬ ‭etc.,‬ ‭are‬ ‭required‬ ‭to‬ ‭be‬ ‭taken‬‭into‬‭consideration,‬‭for‬‭which‬‭they‬‭pray‬‭the‬‭higher‬‭officer‬ ‭be‬‭directed‬‭to‬ ‭have a relook in the matter in a time bound manner.‬ ‭4.‬ ‭Learned‬‭State‬‭counsel,‬‭on‬‭instructions,‬‭submits‬‭that‬‭a‬‭High‬‭Level‬ ‭Committee‬ ‭consisting‬ ‭of‬‭Commissioner‬‭Division,‬‭Faridkot,‬‭District‬‭Attorney,‬ ‭Legal,‬ ‭Mansa,‬ ‭District‬ ‭Revenue‬ ‭Officer,‬ ‭Mansa,‬ ‭Sub-divisional‬ ‭Magistrate,‬ ‭Budhlada‬ ‭will‬ ‭be‬ ‭constituted‬ ‭with‬ ‭a‬ ‭representative‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭department‬ ‭concerned as well, to look into these aspects.‬ ‭5.‬ ‭The aforesaid satisfied the learned counsel for the petitioners.‬ ‭6.‬ ‭In‬‭view‬‭of‬‭the‬‭aforesaid,‬‭the‬‭present‬‭writ‬‭petitions‬‭stand‬‭disposed‬ ‭of‬ ‭for‬ ‭the‬ ‭Committee‬ ‭to‬ ‭be‬ ‭formed‬ ‭to‬ ‭examine‬ ‭the‬ ‭claims‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭petitioners‬ ‭afresh‬ ‭within‬ ‭a‬ ‭period‬ ‭of‬ ‭six‬ ‭months,‬ ‭by‬ ‭taking‬ ‭into‬ ‭consideration‬ ‭the‬ ‭pleas‬ ‭and‬ ‭judgments,‬ ‭which‬ ‭the‬ ‭petitioners‬ ‭may‬ ‭raise‬ ‭and‬ ‭cite‬ ‭during‬ ‭course‬ ‭of‬ ‭personal‬ ‭hearing‬ ‭be‬ ‭afforded‬ ‭to‬ ‭them,‬ ‭which‬ ‭this‬ ‭Court‬ ‭has‬ ‭no‬ ‭reason‬ ‭to‬ ‭believe‬‭the‬‭authorities‬‭would‬‭not‬‭address‬‭in‬‭a‬‭just,‬‭fair‬‭and‬‭reasonable‬‭manner.‬ ‭Upon‬‭doing‬‭so,‬‭if‬‭found‬‭entitled,‬‭grant‬‭them‬‭the‬‭benefit‬‭forthwith.‬‭Needless‬‭to‬ ‭say,‬ ‭if‬ ‭the‬ ‭orders‬ ‭are‬ ‭adverse‬ ‭to‬ ‭their‬ ‭interest,‬ ‭the‬‭same‬‭shall‬‭contain‬‭reasons‬ ‭and the petitioners shall be free to seek legal redress.‬ ‭7.‬ ‭A‬ ‭photocopy‬ ‭of‬ ‭this‬ ‭order‬ ‭be‬ ‭placed‬ ‭on‬ ‭the‬ ‭file‬ ‭of‬ ‭connected‬ ‭cases.‬ ‭ ‬‭ ‬ ‭(AMAN CHAUDHARY)‬ ‭ ‬ ‭ ‬ ‭ JUDGE‬ ‭02.05.2024‬ ‭Hemant‬ ‭ hether speaking/reasoned‬ W :‭‬ ‭ es / No‬ Y ‭Whether reportable‬ ‭:‬ ‭Yes / No‬ 10 of 10 ::: Downloaded on - 07-05-2024 00:54:26 :::