IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 20.03.2025 Anil Kumar Yadav and others ....Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURESHWAR THAKUR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS SURI ----

Present: Mr. Raman Sharma, Advocate for the petitioners.

Mr. Maninder Singh, Sr. Deputy Advocate General, Punjab for respondents No.1 and 4.

Ms. Anu Chatrath, Senior Advocate with Mr. Nikhil Singh, Advocate for respondents No.2 and 3.

Mr. Ankur Mittal, Additional Advocate General, Haryana Mr. P.P.Chahar, Sr. Deputy Advocate General, Haryana Mr. Saurabh Mago, Deputy Advocate General, Haryana Mr. Gaurav Bansal, Deputy Advocate General, Haryana Mr. Karan Jindal, Assistant Advocate General, Haryana Ms. Kushaldeep Kaur, Advocate Ms. Saanvi Singla, Advocate for respondent No.5.

Ms. Madhu Dayal, Advocate and Mr. Prince Pushpinder Rana, Advocate for respondent No.6.

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Sureshwar Thakur, J. (Oral)

1. During the pendency of the instant writ petition before this Court, vide order dated 01.06.2022, the hereinafter extracted observations were made by this Court:

“It is to be observed by this Court that though this petition is only one seeking a dire