104 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 27.03.2026 Dalwinder Singh and others ....Petitioners Versus State of Punjab and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present: Mr. Jatinder Singh Gill, Advocate for the applicant/petitioners.

Mr. Vikas Sonak, AAG, Punjab.

Mr. Vikas Chatrath, Senior Advocate with Mr. Anirudh Malhan, Advocate, Mr. Abhishek Sharma, Advocate, Mr. Navdita Rathore, Advocate and Ms. Preet Agroa, Advocate for respondents No.2 & 3.

HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (ORAL)

CM-4286-CWP-2026 The present application has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 151 of Code of Civil Procedure for preponement of the present writ petition to an earlier date.

In view of the averments made in the application, the same is allowed for the sake of disposal of the main case and the main case is taken up on board today itself.

1. The present civil writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of

the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari for

quashing the order dated 25.07.2018 (Annexure P-22) passed by respondent

No.2.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner inter alia