IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH *** 260 CWP-38500-2025 Date of Decision: 24.03.2026 NEERU KAKKAR …Petitioner Versus UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS …Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAGMOHAN BANSAL Present:- Mr. Suneet Pal Singh Aulakh, Advocate and Mr. Divij Munjal, Advocate for petitioner Mr. Dheeraj Jain, Senior Advocate with Mr. Arshad Ali, Advocate For respondent No.1 - U.O.I.

Mr. Arun Jindal, Additional Advocate General, Punjab Mr. Prabhdeep Singh Toor, Advocate For respondent Nos.4 & 5 ***

JAGMOHAN BANSAL, J. (ORAL)

1. The petitioner through instant petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India is seeking direction to respondent Nos.1 & 3 to declare her legal guardian of her husband namely Mr. Ashok Kumar who is in vegetative state since 07.08.2023.

2. The petitioner claims that her husband met with an accident. He is in vegetative state since 07.08.2023 and she may be allowed to act as guardian of her husband.

3. On 22.12.2025, the following order was passed:-

“Counsel for the petitioner states that petitioner is the spouse of Ashok Kumar, who met with a vehicular accident on 07.08.2023 and is in a vegetative state as is evident to medical cer