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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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...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
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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
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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
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Present: r. Arun Gupta, Advocate
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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
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in CWP-1604-2024.
r. A.K. Walia, Advocate
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for the petitioners in CWP-25637-2017.
Mr. Gagneshwar Walia, Addl. A.G., Punjab.
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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
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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
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