IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

261-3 cases

1. CWP-17713-2021 (O&M)

Raj Kumar and another …. Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others …. Respondent 2. CWP-15706-2021 (O&M) Hasim Khan and others …. Petitioners Versus Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam and others …. Respondents and

3. CWP-20218-2021 (O&M) Ranbir and another …. Petitioners Versus Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam and others …. Respondents DATE OF DECISION : 17^th February, 2026 CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR MISHRA HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ROHIT KAPOOR * * *

Present : Mr.Vijay Kumar Jindal, Senior Advocate assisted by Mr.Sandeep Lather, Advocate and Mr.Abhishek Shukla, Advocate for the petitioners in CWP-17713-2021.

Mr.Nafees Ahmad Khan, Advocate for the petitioners in CWP-15706-2021 and CWP-20218-2021.

Mr.Nitin Kaushal, Addl.AG, Haryana.

Mr.Hitesh Pandit, Advocate for respondent – DHBVN.

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ASHWANI KUMAR MISHRA, J. (Oral)

1. This judgment shall dispose of three writ petitions i.e. CWP- 15706-2021, CWP-17713-2021 and CWP-20218-2021, as they raise common questions of law. However, for reference, the facts are being taken from CWP-17713-2021.

2. This writ petition seeks to assail the notificatio