2023 Supreme(P&H) 3415
M. S. RAMACHANDRA RAO, SUKHVINDER KAUR
Ajay Kumar Singla – Appellant
Versus
State of Punjab – Respondent
Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioner (in CWP No.17064 of 2017 and 35680 of 2019):Mr. Vikas Chatrath, Ms.Tanya Sehgal, Mr.Ujjwal Sharma, Mr.Nitin Kaushal, Mr.BPS Thakur & Mr.Abhishek Singla, Advocates.
For the Petitioners (in CWP No. 6232 of 2017):Mr. H.C. Arora, Advocate and Ms. Sunaina, Advocate.
For the Petitioner (in CWP-18118-2022, CWP-12522-2019 & CWP-13197-2020):Mr. Pardeep Singh Mirpur, Advocate.
For the Petitioner (in CWP Nos. 1681, 1696, 1713, 3332 of 2018 and 15642 of 2019):Ms. Kriteka Sheokand, Advocate.
For the Petitioner (in CWP-11187-2020, 25984 & 26291 of 2022):Mr. Jatinder Nagpal, Advocate.
For the Petitioner (in CWP-6404-2020):Mr. J.P.S. Sidhu, Advocate.
For the Petitioner (in CWP-33835-2019):Mr. Sunil Kumar Bansal, Advocate.
For the Petitioner (in CWP-35332-2019 and 20682-2020):Mr. Vishal Mittal, Advocate.
For the Petitioner (in CWP No.3579 of 2018):Mr. Ramesh Goyat, Advocate.
For the Petitioner (in CWP-6888-2018):Mr. Abhishek Singla, Advocate.
For the Petitioners(in CWP-25889-2018):Mr. M.K. Bhatnagar for Mr. S.K. Bawa, Advocates.
For the Petitioner (in CWP No. 7966 of 2019):Ms. Rajvinder Kaur, Advocate.
For the Petitioner (in CWP's 3244 & 26033 of 2018):Mr. Dilraj Singh, Advocate.
For the Petitioner (in CWP-4573 & 8755-2019, CWP-10597-2021 and CWP-5432- 2020):Mr. Sunny Singla and Mr. Riti Aggarwal, Advocates.
For the Petitioner (in CWP No. 36464 of 2019):Mr. L.S. Virk, Advocate.
For the Petitioner (in CWP No. 11771 of 2022):Mr. Shubham Saroha, Advocate.
For the Petitioner (in CWP-19910-2017):Mr. Satnam Chauhan, Advocate.
For the Petitioner (in CWP-16779-2018):Mr.Vijay Pal & Mr. Ashish, Advocates.
For the Petitioner (in CWP-24420-2017):Mr. H.S. Saini, Advocate.
For the Petitioner (in CWP-15869-2017 & CWPs-6735 & 29461-2018):Mr.Gagneshwar Walia, Advocate.
For the PSPCL (in CWP-19910-2017) :Mr. Sehaj Bir Singh, Advocate.
For the Petitioner (in CWPs-2476 & 3466- 2018 & CWP-16813-2020):Mr.Hardeep Singh Dhillon, Advocate.
For the Petitioner(in CWP-19909-2017, CWPs-29355, 29351, 25727, 31105- 2018, CWPs-6062 & 33303-2019):Mr.Parvesh Kumar Saini, Advocate.
For the Petitioner (in CWPs No. 19162 of 2017, 31040, 30891 of 2018, 5399 of 2022):Mr. Sunil Hooda for Mr. Samrat Malik, Advocates.
For the Petitioner (in CWP-19967-2019, CWP-20755- 2019, CWP-35879-2019 & CWP-34747-2019):Mr. Baldev Singh Maan, Advocate.
For the Petitioner (in CWP-27410-2017):Mr. Mohit Garg, Advocate.
For the Petitioner (in CWP No.5877 of 2018):Mr. Puneet Gupta, Advocate.
For the Petitioner (in CWP No.4146, 6443 of 2018):Mr.Ravi Mishra for Mr. Karan Singla, Advocates.
For the Petitioner (in CWP-16115-2017):Mr.Kapil Kakkar and Mr. Shreesh Kakkar, Advocates.
For the Petitioner (in CWP-28972-2018):Mr.Ravi Kant Sharma, Advocate.
For the Respondents (in CWP-10346-2022):Mr. Suvir Sidhu, Advocate and Mr. S.S.Gill, Advocate.
For the Respondent No.2 -PSPCL (in CWP No.27410 of 2017):Mr. Anil Kumar for Mr. Abhilaksh Grover, Advocates.
For the Respondent Nos.1 to 3 (in CWP-6045-2018):Mr. Aman Sharma, Advocate.
For the Respondent Nos.5 to 9 (in CWP-5877-2018):Mr. Bachan Singh for Mr. R.S. Cheema, Advocates.
For the Respondent No.5 (in CWP-4146-2018) and For the Respondent No.4 (in CWP-6443-2018):Mr. Arshdeep Bhullar, Advocate.
For the Respondents Nos.1 to 3-UT, Chd. (in CWP-5877-2018):Mr. P.P. Rana and Ms. Madhu Dayal, Advocates.
For the Respondents No.3/PUDA (CWP-3862-2018):Mr.Anu Chatrath, Sr. Advocate assisted by Ms. Divya Sharma, Advocate.
For the Respondents No.4 (in CWP-5877-2018):Mr.Indresh Goel, Advocate.
For the Respondents: Mr. Vi
JUDGMENT
M.S. Ramachandra Rao, J.
In this batch of Writ Petitions, certain notifications issued by the State of Punjab are challenged.
I. Notifications No.7/204/2012-4FP1/60 dt.15.01.2015, GSR.3/Const/Article 309/AMD.(5)/2015 dt.22.12.2015 and GSR.56/Const./ Article 309/ AMD.(18)/2016 dt. 05.09.2016 are challenged in following Writ Petitions:
CWPs- 6232, 16115, 17064, 17673, 19162, 19909, 19910, 22484, 23206, 25019, 27410 of 2017; CWPs- 1106, 1681, 1696, 1713, 1728, 1729, 3244, 3332, 5354, 29351, 29355, 31003, 31010, 31105, 3862, 25727, 25889, 25940, 6045, 31137, 6888, 7958, 26033 of 2018; CWPs- 35680, 33303, 35332, 4573, 8755, 12522 of 2019; CWPs- 6404, 13197, 11187, 5432, 20795, 18232, 22025, 22232 of 2020; CWP- 10597-2021; and CWPs- 25984, 26291, 10346, 18118 of 2022.
II. Only Notification No.7/204/2012-4FP1/60 dt.15.01.2015 and GSR.56/Const./ Article 309/ AMD.(18)/2016 dt.05.09.2016 are challenged in following Writ Petitions:
CWPs- 3352, 3353, 3061, 3052, 3354, 3579, 26014, 23710, 25919, 6584, 5877 of 2018; CWPs- 4964, 31727, 23213 of 2019; CWPs- 20682, 20515 of 2020; CWP- 4542 of 2021; and CWP- 11771 of 2022.
III. Only Notification No.7/204/2012-4FP1/60 dt.15.01.2015 is challenged i
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