IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision:-16.03.2026 Raj Kumar and others ...Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others ...Respondents CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUVIR SEHGAL HON’ BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK MANCHANDA Present :- Mr. Ajit Malik, Advocate and Mr. Rohit Duggal, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Anant Kataria, DAG, Haryana.

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SUVIR SEHGAL, J.(ORAL)

1. Issue notice of motion to the respondents.

2. On asking of the Court, Mr. Anant Kataria, DAG, Haryana, accepts notice on their behalf.

3. Petitioners have assailed allotment letters, Annexures P-11 to P-21, whereby a plot allotted to them, has been cancelled on account of non-deposit of earnest money under the oustees quota. A direction has been sought to restore the plot in question and to charge the price as applicable in financial year 2010-11.

4. At the outset, counsel concedes that issue has been finally determined by this Court vide judgment passed in Ombir and others Vs. State of Haryana and others (CWP-22302-2024 decided on 25.02.2026), whereby a bunch of writ petitions was dismissed by a Division Bench with following observations:-

“27. On the other hand, we also cannot lose sight of the fa