209 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 08.08.2025 LPA-441-2024 (O&M) STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER ... APPELLANTS VS. NAVEEN KUMAR .. RESPONDENT LPA-442-2024 (O&M) STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER ... APPELLANTS VS. ARVIND AND OTHERS .. RESPONDENTS LPA-668-2024 (O&M) STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS ... APPELLANTS VS. PAYEL CHOWDHURY KARMAKAR .. RESPONDENT LPA-734-2024 (O&M) STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER ... APPELLANTS VS. ASHOK .. RESPONDENT LPA-737-2024 (O&M) STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER ... APPELLANTS VS. SANDEEP DANGI AND ANOTHER .. RESPONDENTS LPA-866-2024 (O&M) STATE OF HARYANA AND ANOTHER ... APPELLANTS VS. AMIT KUMAR .. RESPONDENT CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHWANI KUMAR MISHRA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ROHIT KAPOOR Present: Mr. Puneet Gupta, Additional Advocate General, Haryana for the appellants. SMRITI 2025.08.21 10:55 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment LPA-441-2024 (O&M) & other connected matters -2- Mr. Bikram Singh Patwalia, Advocate and Mr. L.K.Narang, Advocate, for respondent No.1 in LPA-441-2024 and for respondent No.4 in LPA-442-2024. Mr. Jasbir Mor, Advocate, for respondents No. 5 to 8. Mr. Rohit Sud, Advocate and Ms. Kuljeet Kaur, Advocate for applicant in CM-683-LPA-2025 IN LPA-442-2024 and for respondent No.9. **** ASHWANI KUMAR MISHRA , J. (ORAL) CM-1061-LPA-2024 in LPA-441-2024 CM-1065-LPA-2024 in LPA-442-2024 For the reasons mentioned in the applications, delay of 46 days in filing the appeal is condoned. Applications stand disposed of. CM-1632-LPA-2024 in LPA-668-2024 For the reasons mentioned in the application, delay of 39 days in filing the appeal is condoned. Application stands disposed of. CM-1810-LPA-2024 in LPA-734-2024 For the reasons mentioned in the application, delay of 57 days in filing the appeal is condoned. Application stands disposed of. CM-1823-LPA-2024 in LPA-737-2024 CM-2113-LPA-2024 in LPA-866-2024 For the reasons mentioned in the applications, delay of 50 days in filing the appeal is condoned. Applications stand disposed of. SMRITI 2025.08.21 10:55 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment LPA-441-2024 (O&M) & other connected matters -3- CM-683-LPA-2025 IN LPA-442-2024 For the reasons mentioned in the application, the same is allowed. Amemded memo of parties is taken on record. LPA-441-2024 (O&M) and other connected matter The controversy raised in the present set of appeals stands adjudicated by a Coordinate Bench of this Court in LPA-691-2022, titled as 'State of Haryana and others Vs. Abhishek Verma', decided on 17.07.2025. Since the facts in the abovesaid appeals are covered by the adjudication aforesaid, this bunch of appeals also stand disposed of in the same terms. (ASHWANI KUMAR MISHRA) JUDGE (ROHIT KAPOOR) JUDGE 08.08.2025 smriti Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether Reportable : Yes/No SMRITI 2025.08.21 10:55 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment