CM-14151-CWP-2025 CM-14154-CWP-2025 in/and CWP-6736-2023 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (104) CM-14151-CWP-2025 CM-14154-CWP-2025 in/and CWP-6736-2023 Date of Decision : September 22, 2025 M/s Gill Rice Mill .. Petitioner Versus State of Punjab and others .. Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS SURI Present: Mr. Sanjay Kaushal, Senior Advocate, with Mr. Arjun Shukla, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. T.P.S. Chawla, Sr. Deputy Advocate General, Punjab. Mr. Sumit Jain, Advocate, for respondent No.2. Mr. T.S. Sidhu, Advocate, for respondent No.3. HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI J. (ORAL) CM-14151-CWP-2025 Present application has been filed for early hearing of the case from 08.12.2025 to an early actual date. Notice of the application to the opposite counsel. Mr. T.P.S. Chawla, Sr. Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, accepts notice on behalf of respondent-State, Mr. Sumit Jain, Advocate, accepts notice on behalf of respondent No.2 and Mr. T.S. Sidhu, Advocate, accepts notice on behalf of respondent No.3. They raised no objection for the grant of prayer as raised in the present application. Keeping in view the averments made in the application, which are duly supported by an affidavit, the application is allowed and on the HARSHA RANI 2025.09.24 09:34 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CM-14151-CWP-2025 CM-14154-CWP-2025 in/and CWP-6736-2023 2 joint request of learned counsel for the parties, the hearing of the main writ petition is preponed from 08.12.2025 to today itself. CM-14154-CWP-2025 As prayed for, the application is allowed. Notification dated 12.09.2025, as Annexure P-18, is taken on record. CWP-6736-2023 1. After arguing for some time, learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner submits that the policy, which is under challenge in the present writ petition, has already outlived its utility as of now. Every year, a new policy is being issued by the respondent-State. In case the petitioner is aggrieved against the policy according to which, the allotment of the paddy is to be made this year, petitioner can avail appropriate remedy hence, the present writ petition may kindly be disposed of as having been not pressed any further. 2. However, liberty is granted to the petitioner to file a fresh petition challenging the policy, in case the petitioner is aggrieved and based upon such policy, the benefit of allotment of paddy is denied to the petitioner. 3. Ordered accordingly. (HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI) JUDGE September 22, 2025 (VIKAS SURI) harsha JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes Whether reportable : No HARSHA RANI 2025.09.24 09:34 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document