BAGIRATH SINGH AND ANR. v. STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS.

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Case Synopsis & Summary

Bagirath Singh and Anr. filed Civil Appeal No. 647 of 2000 challenging an order of the Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissing their writ petition (Civil Writ Petition No. 18310 of 1998) and later the High Court’s dismissal of their Review Application No. 357/99 in the same matter. The appeal, heard in the Supreme Court, concerns the propriety of dismissing the writ petition and the subsequent review petition by the High Court. The respondents were represented by counsel including S.P. Goyal, Arnita Gupta, Prashant Rana and Himanshu Upadhyaya, while the appellants were represented by DPC Jain, Mahendra Anand, Ms. S. Janani and Keertee Sinha. The judgment, delivered by Justice B.P. Singh, records that the Court today dismissed Civil Appeal No. 646 (or 647) of 2000 arising from the challenged writ petition, finding no merit in the appeal and thus upholding the High Court’s orders. The outcome is a dismissal of the appeal, effectively sustaining the High Court’s dismissal of the writ petition and, by extension, the related review petition. The decision underscores the limited scope for appellate intervention in writ proceedings where no substantial ground for interference has been demonstrated, resulting in the appellate dismissal and preservation of the High Court’s rulings.