202 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision : 06-03-2026

1. LPA-417-2023 (O&M)

NAKODAR CO-OP. SUGAR MILLS LIMITED ........Appellant(s)

VERSUS SUKHJEET SINGH AND OTHERS ........Respondent(s)

2. LPA-415-2023 (O&M)

NAKODAR CO-OP. SUGAR MILLS LIMITED ........Appellant(s)

VERSUS JASWANT SINGH AND OTHERS ........Respondent(s)

3. LPA-419-2023 (O&M)

NAKODAR CO-OP. SUGAR MILLS LIMITED ........Appellant(s)

VERSUS LAKHBIR SINGH AND OTHERS ........Respondent(s)

4. LPA-589-2023 (O&M)

NAKODAR CO-OP. SUGAR MILLS LIMITED ........Appellant(s)

VERSUS MAJOR SINGH AND OTHERS ........Respondent(s)

5. LPA-1295-2023 (O&M)

FAZILKA CO-OPERATIVE SUGAR MILLS LIMITED FAZILKA ........Appellant(s)

VERSUS SUGARCANE GROWER WELFARE SOCIETY AND OTHERS ........Respondent(s)

6. LPA-1926-2023 (O&M)

AJNALA CO-OPERATIVE SUGAR MILLS LIMITED ........Appellant(s)

VERSUS NANAK SINGH AND OTHERS ........Respondent(s)

7. LPA-169-2024 (O&M) NAKODAR CO-OPERATIVE SUGAR MILLS LIMITED ........Appellant(s)

VERSUS AMAR PAL SINGH AND OTHERS ........Respondent(s)

8. LPA-616-2024 (O&M) MORINDA CO-OPERATIVE SUGAR MILLS LIMITED ........Appellant(s)

VERSUS BHARTI KISSAN UNION PUNJAB AND OTHERS ........Respondent(s)

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS SURI Present: Mr. Rahul Sharma, Advocate with Mr. Shrome Garg, Advocate for the appellant(s) in LPA No.1295 of 2023.

Mr. Vikas Singh, Senior Advocate with Ms. Anamika Sheoran, Advocate for the appellants in LPA Nos. 417, 415, 419 and 589 of 2023 and LPA Nos.169 and 616 of 2024.

Mr. R.S Bains, Senior Advocate with Mr. Anmoldeep Singh, Advocate, Mr. Sumeet Singh, Advocate and Mr. Utsav Singh Bains, Advocate for respondent No.1 in LPA No.616 of 2024.

Mr. Ashish Rawal, Advocate for respondent-UOI in LPA Nos. 415, 417 and 419 of 2023.

Mr. Tanmoy Gupta, Advocate and Mr. Rohit Kaushik, Advocate for respondent No.5-UT in LPA No.616 of 2024.

Mr. Sahil Soi Advocate For the respondent in LPA Nos. 415, 417, 419 and

589 of 2023.

Ms. Seema Kumari, Advocate for Ms. Sonia G. Singh, Advocate for respondent No.1 in LPA No.1926 of 2023.

HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI, J. (Oral)

1. Present are the bunch of eight writ petitions, the details of which are mentioned in the heading involve common question of law in the context of common bunch of facts and thus they are being decided by a common order.

2. In the present bunch of appeals, challenge is to the order dated 14.11.2022 as well as order dated 11.01.2023 passed by the learned Single Judge by which, the learned Single Judge has allowed the grant of interest on the delayed release of payments qua the sugarcane supplied by the respondents to the appellant.

3. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the appellant(s) submits that the individuals, who had come before the Court, could have raised the issues for the grant of the interest for the sugarcane supplied by them but, the society namely Sugarcane Grower Welfare Society, cannot come forward as nothing has come on record as to who all are the members of the said Society and whether, any such member had ever supplied the sugarcane to the appellant-Sugar Mill or was prejudiced in any manner hence, the impugned order dated 11.01.2023 passed in CWP No. 22835 of 2017, allowing the writ petitions filed by the Society in terms of the order passed in CWP No.3098 of 2020 titled “Sukhjeet Singh vs. Nakodar Co-operative Sugar Mills Ltd. and ors” decided on 14.11.2022, is incorrect.

4. Learned counsel for the appellants(s) submits that the Society could not have agitated the said issue, which fact has been ignored by the learned Single Judge while passing the impugned order dated 11.01.2023.

5. Learned counsel for the appellant(s) further argues that no writ petition could have been entertained against the appellant(s)-Sugar Mill as the appellant is not covered under Article 12 of the Constitution of India, which fact has also been ignored by the learned Single Judge while directing the payment of interest by the appellant(s) to the respondent