IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

225 (05 cases)

CWP-3778-2020 (O&M)

Date of decision : 12.03.2026 BHUVAN CHANDEL AND ORS ...... Petitioners VERSUS UNION OF INDIA AND ANR ...... Respondents

2. CWP-27071-2018 (O&M)

DR. H. L. VASUDEVA AND ORS ...... Petitioners VERSUS PANJAB UNIVERSITY, CHANDIGARH AND ANOTHER ...... Respondents

3. CWP-10068-2019 (O&M)

DR. DEVINDER SINGH AND ORS ...... Petitioners VERSUS PANJAB UNIVERSITY, CHANDIGARH AND ANOTHER ...... Respondents

4. CWP-21437-2019 (O&M)

DR. INDRA MANI GOVIL AND ORS ...... Petitioners VERSUS UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER ...... Respondents

5. CWP-36928-2019 (O&M)

DR. ASHOK SAHNI AND ORS ...... Petitioners VERSUS UNION OF INDIA AND ANOTHER ...... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPINDER SINGH NALWA ***

Present :- Mr. J. S. Thind, Advocate with Ms. Tudhjot Kaur Sidhu, Advocate for the petitioners in all cases.

Mr. Satya Pal Jain, Additional Solicitor General of India with Mr. Shobit Phutela, Senior Panel Counsel, Mr. Shourya Mehra and Mr. Viren Talwar, Advocates for Union of India.

Mr. Sanyam Malhotra, Advocate (through VC)

for respondent No.1 in CWP-27071-2018.

Ms. Balpreet Kaur Sidhu, Advocate (through VC)

for Punjab Universi