IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision :18.02.2026 Vazir Singh and others …….Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others ..…Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSH BUNGER Present : Mr. Anish Verma, Advocate with Mr. Mukesh K. Sharma, Advocate for the petitioners.

Ms. Upasana Dhawan, AAG, Haryana.

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HARSH BUNGER, J. [ORAL]

Prayer in the present petition, inter alia, is for issuance of a writ in the nature of Certiorari, for setting aside the order dated 28.08.2025 (Annexure P-1) passed by learned Divisional Commissioner, Karnal Division, Karnal.

2. Briefly, present petitioners and respondent No.4 are stated to be real brothers and co-sharers of joint land (comprised in Khewat No.269), measuring 95 kanals - 07 marlas (as per jamabandi for the year 2019-20)

situated at Mauza Mataur, Tehsil Kalayat, District Kaithal.

3. The present petitioners filed an application seeking partition of the aforesaid joint land before the learned Assistant Collector, 1^st Grade, Kalayat. Evidently, respondent No.4 was proceeded against ex parte on

10.02.2022, however, subsequently on an application being filed by respondent No.4, the ex parte proceedings against him were