IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Reserved on: 09.04.2025.

Pronounced on: 14.05.2025 (1)

CWP-20106-2021 (O&M)

New Sunny Enclave Residents Social Welfare Association Regd. and another ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents (2)

CWP-16580-2021 (O&M)

New Sunny Enclave Residents Social Welfare Association ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents (3)

CWP-157-2023 (O&M) Vinod Kakkar and others ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents (4)

CWP-8941-2022 (O&M)

Sukhjinder Singh and others ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents (5)

CWP-10784-2022 (O&M)

Diksha ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents (6)

CWP-16160-2022 (O&M)

Manohar Lal and others ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents (7)

CWP-25203-2022 Housing Welfare Society ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents (8)

CWP-22678-2023 (O&M)

Amar Jyoti and others ...Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents (9)

CWP-10336-2023 Ramesh Kumar ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents (10)

CWP-21194-2023 Harbhajan Singh ...Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURESHWAR THAKUR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS SURI ***********

Present: Mr. Rishu Mahajan, Advocate, for the petitioners in CWPs-10336, 21194 & 22678-2023.

Mr. Rajesh Verma, Advocate, for the petitioner in CWP-25203-2022.

Mr. Rakesh Dhiman, Advocate, for the petitioners in CWPs-8940, 16160-2022 & 157-2023.

Mr. Ravi Badyal & Mr.Deepak Kumar Advocates, for the petitioner in CWP-16580-2021.

Mr. Yashpal, petitioner in person in CWP-28538-2023.

Mr. Puja Chopra, Advocate in person in CWP-20106 of 2021. Mr. Saurabh Arora, Advocate & Mr. Pawan Kumar, Advocate for the petitioner in CWP-8941-2022.

Mr. Deepak Goyat, Advocate, for Mr. Ashwani Talwar, Advocate, in CWP-10336, 21194 and

22678-2023.

Mr. Mohit Kapoor, Sr. DAG, Punjab. Ms. Anu Chatrath, Sr. Advocate, with Mr. Nishant Maini, Advocate, and Mr. Ratik Gupta, Advocate for GMADA & PSPCL in CWPs-8941, 10784 & 15113 of 2022 and 157-2023.

Mr. Baltej Singh Sidhu, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Divij Datt, Mr. Hemant Singh and Mr. Navjot Singh, Advocates for for respondent No.4 (Bajwa Developers)

in CWP-15113, 8941, 10784, 16160, 17371, 21194, 7715 of 2022; 16580 of 2021; 10336, 157, 20106 & 22678 of 2023 Mr. Yogender Verma, Advocate, for GMADA in CWPs-20106-2021, 10784 & 16160-2022.

Mr. V.G. Jauhar, Advocate, for GMADA in CWP-16580-2021.

Ms. Sweta Beniwal, Advocate, for Mr. Mohit Rathee, Advocate, for respondents No.3 to 6 in CWP-21194-2023.

Mr.Shubham Thakur, Advocate, for Mr. Alok Mittal, Advocate, for respondent No.3 in CWP-25203-2023.

Mr. Kamaldeep Singh Sidhu, Advocate, for respondent No.5 in CWP-157-2023.

Mr. Anmol Puri, Advocate, for respondents No.4 & 5.

Mr. Lovepreet Singh, Advocate and Mr. J.S. Jaidka, Advocate, for respondent No.8 in CWP-8941- 2022.

Mr. K.S. Godara, Advocate, for respondents No.3 to 6-PSPCL in CWP-10336-2023.

Mr. Tushaar Madaan, Advocate, for respondents No.3 to 6-PSPCL in CWP-22678-2023.

Mr. Gagandeep Singh Virk, Advocate, for respondent No.13 in CWP-157-2023.

Mr. R.S. Khosla, Sr. Advocate, with Mr. Yogender Verma, Advocate, for GMADA in CWPs-20106-2021, 10784 & 16160-2022.

Mr. Vikas Singh, Advocate, for respondent No.5 in CWP-20106-2021.

Mr. Gurvinder Singh Gill, Advocate for Mr. Yogesh Saini, Advocate, for Mr. Suveer Sheokand, Advocate, for respondent No.15 in CWP-157-2023.

Mr. Prashant Puri, Advocate for Mr. Prateek Gupta, Advocate, for respondent No.2 in CWPs-16580-2021.

Ms. Lishika Mehta, Advocate, for Mr. Sameer Sachdeva, Advocate, for respondent No.4 in CWP-16580-2021.

Mr. Kamaldeep Singh Sidhu, Advocate, for respondent No.5 in CWP-16580-2021.

Mr. Abhilaksh Gaind, Advocate, and Mr. Rakesh Garg, Advocate, for respondent No.8 in CWP-16580-2021.

Mr. Sudhir Nar, Advocate, for respondent No.10/UOI. in CWPs-16580 & 20106-2021.

Mr. Ankit Midha, Advocate, for