IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH The Hind Samachar Limited & another … Petitioners Versus State of Punjab & others … Respondents Reserved on : 19^th January, 2026 Pronounced on : 23^rd January, 2026 Uploaded on : 23^rd January, 2026 Whether only operative part of the judgment is pronounced or the full judgment is pronounced: full judgment.

CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SHEEL NAGU, CHIEF JUSTICE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJIV BERRY Present: Mr. Chetan Mittal, Senior Advocate (Arguing Counsel)

Mr. Akshay Bhan, Senior Advocate (Arguing Counsel)

Mr. Gaurav Chopra, Senior Advocate (Arguing Counsel)

with Mr. Prateek Gupta, Ms. Shifali Goyal, Mr. Himanshu Bindal, Mr. Pranshu Goyal and Mr. Avichal Sharma, Advocates for the petitioners. Mr. Maninderjit Singh Bedi, Advocate General Punjab (Arguing Counsel) with Ms. Kavita Joshi and Mr. Sangam Garg, Advocates for the State of Punjab and PSPCL.

Mr. D.S. Patwalia, Senior Advocate (Arguing Counsel)

with Mr. A.S.Chadha, Advocate for respondent-Punjab Pollution Control Board.

SHEEL NAGU, CHIEF JUSTICE

1. This petition invoking writ as well as supervisory jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 read with Article 227 of the Constitution of I