CWP-23439-2023 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 253 CWP-23439-2023 Date of decision : 27.03.2025 Jagir Singh ..... Petitioner VERSUS State of Punjab and others ………..... Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KULDEEP TIWARI Present: Ms. Sushma Chopra, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Teevar Sharma, AAG, Punjab, Mr. Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, Advocate for respondents No.5 to 8. ***** KULDEEP TIWARI , J. (Oral) 1. Through the instant writ petition filed under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India, a prayer is made for issuance of a mandamus directing the respondents No.1 to 4 to take strict legal actions against private respondents No.5 to 8 as well as for taking action on complaint and legal notice served by the petitioners. 2. It has been submitted during the course of hearing that earlier the Block Development Panchayat Officer, Block Noor Mahal, Jalandhar, has submitted an inquiry report to the District Development and Panchayat Officer, Jalandhar, and the said inquiry report was not accepted by the DDPO, Jalandhar and the matter was remanded back to BDPO, Noor Mahal, Jalandhar, and now the inquiry is pending adjudication before the BDPO concerned. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner would be satisfied, in case a direction/mandamus is passed upon respondent ANIL KUMAR 2025.04.04 14:10 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CWP-23439-2023 2 no.3-BDPO, Noor Mahal, to conclude the investigation in a time bound manner. 3. Considering the aforesaid prayer as made by learned counsel for the petitioners being innocuous and bona fide, this Court, without observing anything on the merits of the instant case, directs respondent no.3-BDPO, Noor Mahal, to conclude the ongoing inquiry, within a period of six weeks, after receiving the certified copy of this order. 4. Disposed of accordingly. (KULDEEP TIWARI) JUDGE 27.03.2025 anil Whether speaking / reasoned Yes/No Whether Reportable Yes/No ANIL KUMAR 2025.04.04 14:10 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document