Authority: High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh
Order Date: 16 July 2026
Case Overview
- Appellants: State of Haryana (LPA‑1454‑2026) and Haryana State Cooperative Supply and Marketing Federation Ltd. (HAFED) (LPA‑1935‑2026 & LPA‑1938‑2026).
- Respondents: Dinesh Kumar and others (against State of Haryana) and Yoginder Singh and others (against HAFED).
- The appeals challenge orders dated 27‑Feb‑2026 and 19‑Mar‑2026 issued by the learned Single Judge in CWP‑5144‑2026 and CWP‑8381‑2026, wherein the writ petitions filed by the respondents had been allowed.
- Counsel for the appellants argued that the reply to the writ petitions was not filed, preventing material factual averments from being considered, and therefore sought condonation of delay and disposal of the appeals with liberty to file a review petition.
Final Outcome
- The Court, after considering the affidavits supporting the applications, allowed the condonation of delay in filing the three appeals.
- The appeals are disposed of, with the Court granting liberty to file a review petition before the Single Judge if required.
- The Court also ordered that a photocopy of this order be placed on the file of the connected cases.
- Any pending civil miscellaneous applications, if any, are also disposed.
Topics: Judicial Appeal, Delay Condonation