Shinder Pal Kaur v. State of Punjab and Ors

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

2) CWP-8931-2021 (O&M) Shinder Pal Kaur

3) CWP-11548-2015 (O&M) Paramjit Kaur

4) CWP-17053-2015 (O&M) Palwinder Kaur

5) CWP-184-2017 (O&M) other connected cases 2 6) CWP-1260-2020 (O&M) Harpreet Singh 7) CWP-12688-2016 (O&M) Sukhpreet Singh 8) CWP-12689-2016 (O&M) Gursewak Singh 9) CWP-14040-2016 (O&M) Jaswant Singh

10) CWP-13171-2018 (O&M) other connected cases 3

11) CWP-14061-2018 (O&M) Kulwinder Kaur

12) CWP-14971-2020 (O&M) Baljeet Kaur

13) CWP-22260-2019 (O&M) Pardeep Singh

14) CWP-2501-2017 (O&M) Gurjeet Singh

15) CWP-25166-2021 (O&M) Rashvi Lata

other connected cases 4 16) CWP-3243-2017 (O&M) Jeevan Singh

17) CWP-5531-2017 (O&M) Jaspreet Singh

18) CWP-6805-2017 (O&M) Simerjeet Singh

19) CWP-6822-2017 (O&M) Baljit Singh

20) CWP-7580-2017 (O&M) Sunil Rani

other connected cases 5 21) CWP-8173-2017 (O&M) Ranveer Singh

22) CWP-5705-2019 (O&M) Dilpreet Kaur

23) CWP-6367-2020 (O&M) Nanak Singh and others ...Petitioners

24) CWP-6372-2020 (O&M) Karamjit Singh

25) CWP-21028-2020 (O&M) Karnail Singh

26) CWP-23109-2016 (O&M) Manjot Kaur

other connected cases 6 27) CWP-23696-2018 (O&M) Jasvir Kaur

28) CWP-24852-2022 (O&M) Baby

29) CWP-24897-2021 (O&M) Manpreet Singh

30) CWP-25637-2017 (O&M) Nachhattar Kaur and others ...Petitioners

31) CWP-298-2020 (O&M) Harpal Singh

32) CWP-3499-2020 (O&M) Lakhwinder Singh and another ...Petitioners other connected cases 7

33) CWP-8872-2021 (O&M) Manvinder Singh and another ...Petitioners

34) CWP-3300-2021 (O&M) Mewa Singh and others ...Petitioners

35) CWP-5397-2020 (O&M) Sukhmander Singh and another ...Petitioners

36) CWP-6225-2021 (O&M) Gurdeep Singh

37) CWP-9833-2017 (O&M) Beant Singh

38) CWP-18745-2019 (O&M) other connected cases 8

39) CWP-22291-2021 (O&M) Pardeep Singh

40) CWP-3233-2020 (O&M) Satpal Singh

41) CWP-6403-2022 (O&M) Pinky Sharma

42) CWP-5395-2020 (O&M) Pargat Singh and another ...Petitioners

43) CWP-6518-2017 (O&M) Sandeep Kaur

44) CWP-7213-2022 (O&M) other connected cases 9

45) CWP-1604-2024 (O&M) Sumanpreet Kaur

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMAN CHAUDHARY **** Present: Mr. Arun Gupta, Advocate 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. Mr. Nitesh Singla, Advocate for the petitioner in CWP-1604-2024. Mr. A.K. Walia, Advocate for the petitioners in CWP-25637-2017. Mr. Gagneshwar Walia, Addl. A.G., Punjab. ***** AMAN CHAUDHARY J. (Oral)

¶1These cases involve similar issues and therefore, are being disposed of together by this common judgment.

¶2The prayer in the present petitions is for quashing the order dated

28.07.2014, Annexure P-3 and Clause 3 & 4 of guidelines dated 03.03.2014 as also the criteria for determining cases of exceptional hardship and further directing the respondents to appoint the petitioners on Government job.

¶3Learned 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 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 their favour that deal with the issues of cutoff date, hardship clause etc., are required to be taken into consideration, for which they pray the higher officer be directed to have a relook in the matter in a time bound manner.

¶4Learned State counsel, on instructions, submits that a High Level Committee consisting of Commissioner Division, Faridkot, District Attorney, 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.

¶5The aforesaid satisfied the learned counsel for the petitioners.

¶6In view of the aforesaid, the present writ petitions stand disposed 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 believe the authorities would not address in a just, fair and reasonable manner. Upon doing so, if found entitled, grant them the benefit forthwith. Needless to say, if the orders are adverse to their interest, the same shall contain reasons and the petitioners shall be free to seek legal redress.

¶7A photocopy of this order be placed on the file of connected cases.

(AMAN CHAUDHARY)

JUDGE

02.05.2024 Hemant : :