104+214 State of Punjab and others Rakesh Kumar CORAM: Present: HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI, J. (Oral) CM-7298 210 days in filing the appeal. same is allowed and the delay of 210 CM-7299 LPA No.2898 of 2025 (O&M) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CM-100- CM-7298 LPA No.2898 of 2025 (O&M) Date of Decision : State of Punjab and others VERSUS Rakesh Kumar CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMARINDER SINGH GREWAL Mr. Vipin Pal Yadav, Addl. A.G., Punjab. for the appellants-State. Mr. S.K Rattan, Advocate for the non-applicant/respondent. *** HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI, J. (Oral) 7298-LPA-2025 Present application has been filed for condoning the delay of 210 days in filing the appeal. Keeping in view the contents mentioned in the application, the is allowed and the delay of 210 days in filing the appeal, 7299-LPA-2025 Allowed as prayed for. LPA No.2898 of 2025 (O&M) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH -LPA-2026 and 7298-7299-7300-LPA-2025 in/and LPA No.2898 of 2025 (O&M) Date of Decision : 10.07.2026 ........Applicants/Appellants VERSUS ........Respondent HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI AMARINDER SINGH GREWAL Vipin Pal Yadav, Addl. A.G., Punjab. applicant/respondent. HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI, J. (Oral) been filed for condoning the delay of Keeping in view the contents mentioned in the application, the days in filing the appeal, is condoned. Appellants been filed for condoning the delay of Keeping in view the contents mentioned in the application, the condoned. SAPNA GOYAL 2026.07.14 17:03 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CM-100-LPA-2026 and CM-7298-7299-7300-LPA-2025 in/and LPA No.2898 of 2025 (O&M) -2- 1. In the present appeal, challenge is to the impugned judgment dated 20.01.2025 passed by the learned Single judge in CWP No.30084 of 2024. 2. Learned counsel for the appellants-State submits that the judgment passed by the learned Single Judge in CWP No. 20128 of 2006, titled “Kashmiri Lal and others vs. State of Punjab and another”, decided on 28.11.2013, is actually in favour of the Department and not the respondents. Hence, the present appeal may kindly be disposed of as not pressed any further, with liberty to file a review before the learned Single Judge. 3. Ordered accordingly. 4. Pending application(s), if any, shall stand disposed of. (HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI) JUDGE 10-07-2026 Sapna Goyal (AMARINDER SINGH GREWAL) JUDGE NOTE: Whether speaking/ reasoned: YES Whether reportable: NO SAPNA GOYAL 2026.07.14 17:03 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document