IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

127+133 Date of Decision: 06.04.2026

1. CWP-10065-2026 Rajesh Kumar and others .....Petitioners VERSUS Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam ..Respondent

2. CWP-10114-2026 Mukesh Kumar and others ….Petitioners Versus State of Haryana and others ….Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present : Mr. R.K. Malik, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Sandeep Dhull, Advocate for the petitioners in CWP-10065-2026.

Mr. Nikhil Lather, Advocate for the petitioners in CWP-10114-

2026.

Mr. Saurabh Girdhar, AAG, Haryana-State in CWP-10014-

2026.

Mr. R.K Chaudhary with Mr. Sukhdeep Parmar, Advocates for the respondent in CWP-10065-2026.

Mr. Prince Singh, Advocate for respondents No.2 to 4 in CWP-

10114-2026.

HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (Oral)

1. This order shall dispose of the above-mentioned writ petitions as they arise from a similar factual matrix. However, for the sake of brevity, the facts are taken from CWP-10065-2026.

2. The present writ petition(s) has been filed under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuance of an appropriate writ or order in the nature of certiorari to quash the action of respondent by which the representation of