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' ' ' (' +(' NAROTAM DASS 2026.04.16 18:04 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment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attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment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''' 3'+ )3+ '" ' (+( ' &)13 ' '' 3(' ' ' (" ( (' 3*'" *' ) '*'*' '' ' ' ' .( )4 +' 34 ' ' ' =;>9=>=: ,'B)' & '( ' (' 34 ' '' ' '+' )3+ ( '' 3(' ' ' '' ) 4 *' ' '+ " ( ( 3'' .' 4 +()' )' = '' ( ()+' +)(' (( ' )3 ' *' *' 34 ' ' &)13 *' 3'' (+C+'C'*' ;=>=: .( 4 (()' ' '( (('( &+' ' 34 *2 ('+ 8 ,8- (' ' ''* ' ' ' ?:>;=>=: ,'B)' )4 ((' ' )' '' .'' '" 3 ' )' ' ' &78-" ')'" ' '' '+*' ' *' ' +( 13 34 '*'7 ''+ +' ' 7 ' NAROTAM DASS 2026.04.16 18:04 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment CWP-36549-20 ' ' 4C ?; ' ) )' ?: ?9" => 6 ' 6 ' 2025 ' ?A>;=>=: ,'B)' & C'4 '' ( ( + ' +('+)( 3*' ( ' ' '*'*' '' ' .'( 1)+ '*'. ('K)'4" ' '(' ' " =>=9 ' ' ('2C'(' ' ' '3' -15- &7?- .' 4 '''+' '' (+)((" ( +' ( 4 ((' ( ' '' '. ' (( (((' . ) + , ! - # , $ % - 0! %'(C %'(C 4 ' ( +( NAROTAM DASS 2026.04.16 18:04 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment

AMRITPAL SINGH v. UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS

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