CRWP-8608-2025 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** 128 CRWP-8608-2025 Date of Decision : 08.08.2025 JAGBIR SINGH AND OTHERS ...Petitioners VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS ...Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE AARADHNA SAWHNEY Present: Mr. Nikhil Thamman, Advocate and Ms. Sunaina, Advocate for the petitioners. **** AARADHNA SAWHNEY, J. (ORAL) 1. The present petition has been filed under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India for directing respondents No.1 to 5 to protect the life and liberty of the petitioners at the hands of respondents No.6 to 11. 2. By virtue of the present petition, petitioners, who all are members of the New Public Canter Transport Society, have filed the present petition averring therein that on 02.08.2025, private respondents intercepted the two trucks of the society bearing registration Nos. PB-11CM-6391 and PB-11DB-4583 (owned by petitioners No.2 & 3, respectively). It is the case of the petitioners that they earn their livelihood by plying the aforesaid trucks. After the trucks were illegally detained by the private respondents, request was made to them to release the vehicles, but to no avail. Thus, as per petitioners, private respondents who had illegally taken possession of the trucks have not handed over the vehicles to them NISHA 2025.08.11 12:10 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CRWP-8608-2025 -2- till date. Even written representations made to the local police authorities but did not yield any positive result. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner referred to representation dated 02.08.2025 (Annexure P-7), which was moved to the police parties immediately after the incident. Limited prayer, as of now of all the petitioners is to issue appropriate directions to official respondents to decide their representation dated 02.08.2025 (Annexure P-7) in accordance with law in an expeditious manner. 4. Notice of motion to official respondents only. 5. On the asking of the Court, Ms. Shweta Nahata, DAG, Haryana, accepts notice on behalf of respondents No.1 to 5-State. 6. After considering the respective submissions made by learned counsel for the petitioners and the averments made in the petition, but without commenting on the merits thereof, the present petition is disposed of with direction to respondent No.3-Deputy Superintendent of Police, Ghanaur to consider and dispose of the representation dated 02.08.2025 (Annexure P-7) in within a period of 04 weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order, accordance with law in an expeditious manner. The decision so taken be intimated to the petitioner as well. (AARADHNA SAWHNEY) JUDGE 08.08.2025 Nisha Yadav Whether Speaking/reasoned Yes/No Whether Reportable Yes/No NISHA 2025.08.11 12:10 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document