IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

116 (02 cases) CWP-36818-2025 Date of Decision :11.12.2025 Kamal Singh … Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CWP-36819-2025 Harjit Singh and another … Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS SURI Present: Mr. Krishan Singh Dadwal, Advocate for the petitioner(s).

Mr. Rahul Rampal, Addl. A.G. Punjab &

Mr. Sanjay Sabherwal, Addl. A.G. Punjab.

(keeping in view advance copy served).

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Harsimran Singh Sethi, J. (Oral)

1. By this common order, above mentioned two writ petitions are being disposed of as both the petitions involve the same question of law on similar facts.

2. In the present petitions, the challenge is to the impugned order dated 05.12.2025 (Annexure P/10) in CWP-36818-2025 and dated 05.12.2025 (Annexure P/7) in CWP-36819-2025 passed by respondent No.4 whereby, the nomination papers of the petitioner(s) for contesting the elections as member of Panchayat Samiti, Dasuya from Zone No.9 and 3 have been rejected by the authorities concerned on the ground that the said order is factually incorrect and is liable