CWP-PIL-253-2025 1 126-3 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-PIL-253-2025 Date of decision: 28.10.2025 JAGMOHAN SINGH BHATTI ....Petitioner Versus STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHEEL NAGU, CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJIV BERRY ***** Present: Petitioner in person. Mr. Salil Sabhlok, Sr. DAG, Punjab. Mr. Satya Pal Jain, Addl. Solicitor General of India (through VC) Mrs. Shreyansi Verma, Advocate for respondents/UOI. Mr. Manvender Rathi, Advocate for respondent-BBMB. Mr. Jaiveer S. Chandail, Additional Standing Counsel, U.T. Mr. Viraj Gandhi, Advocate for respondents-U.T., Chandigarh. ***** SHEEL NAGU, C.J. (Oral) 1. Learned counsel for the petitioner is heard on the question as to whether this petition ought to be pursued and prosecuted for a cause raised herein in the face of pending WP(Civil) No.845/2025 titled as ‘Anamika Rana vs. Union of India and others’ before the Apex Court. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner has drawn attention of this Court to various provisions of the Dams Safety Act, 2021 and contends that the provisions pertaining to safety of the dams as well as life of the people living downstream need to be adequately provided for by the State, in non-compliance of which excessive floods took place in the last monsoon season in the State of Punjab. 3. On the other hand, Mr. Salil Sabhlok, Sr. DAG, Punjab, appearing MOHIT GOYAL 2025.10.29 13:53 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CWP-PIL-253-2025 2 for the State of Punjab has pointed out to prayer clause (i) of the WP(Civil) No.845/2025 pending before the Apex Court, which is to the following extent: “(i) Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writs)/orders)/direction(s), constituting SIT(s) to investigate into the irregularities, breaches and noncompliances with various environmental laws and other road construction/development Guidelines, as applicable, and the role of officials/functionaries concerned with the said road/highway construction projects, that have led to disasters in the Himalayan states, especially, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir in 2023, 2024 and 2025;” 4. Bare perusal of the cause raised in the present petition and the said prayer in WP(Civil) No.845/2025 pending before Apex Court clearly reveals that though not in specific terms but in generic terms, the said cause in this petition is covered by the said prayer clause in WP(Civil) No.845/2025 pending before the Apex Court. 5. In view of above, this Court to avoid any duplicity of views as well as orders, declines to entertain this petition. With liberty to the petitioner to intervene in writ petition before the Apex Court, present petition stands disposed of. (SHEEL NAGU) CHIEF JUSTICE (SANJIV BERRY) 28.10.2025 JUDGE mohit goyal Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes / No Whether reportable : Yes / No MOHIT GOYAL 2025.10.29 13:53 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document