IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

208(2 cases) Date of Decision: February 24, 2026

1. CWP-9196-2021 Bhupinder Singh .....Petitioner VERSUS State of Haryana and others ..Respondents

2. CWP-3878-2020 Sunil Kumar and another .....Petitioners VERSUS State of Haryana and others ..Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present : Mr. Arjun Dev, Advocate for Mr.Vivek K. Thakur, Advocate for the petitioner(s) in CWP-9196-2021.

Ms. Tehermehakdeep, Advocate for Ms. Dhivya Jerath, Advocate for the petitioner(s) in CWP-3878-2020.

Mr. Piyush Khanna, Addl. AG, Haryana.

Mr. Aakash Yadav, Advocate for respondents No.2 and 3 in CWP-9196-2021.

Mr. Rajesh K. Sheoran, Mr. Hardeep Singh Poonia and Mr. Mister Ojasvi Taak, Advocates for respondents No.2 & 3 in CWP-9196-2021 and 3878-2020.

HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (Oral)

1. This order of mine shall dispose of the above-mentioned writ petitions as they arise from a similar factual matrix. However, for the sake of brevity, the facts are taken from CWP-9196-2021.

2. The present writ petition(s) have been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of an appropriate writ or order in the nature of certiorari fo