Punjab And Haryana High Court Withdraws Order Extending Life Of Interim Orders In View Of Improved COVID Situation

With improvement in the COVID situation in the states of Punjab, Haryana, and UT Chandigarh, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday withdrew its April 2021 order extending the life of interim orders pertaining to the functioning of courts, orders of eviction, dispossession, demolition, so far unexecuted, etc.

It may be noted that restoring a suo moto case registered in the year 2021, the Punjab and Haryana High Court had, in January 2022, extended the life of all interim orders passed by the High Court and courts subordinate to it, including the Tribunals till February 28, 2022.

The Bench of Chief Justice Ravi Shanker Jha and Justice Arun Palli ordered thus:

"Looking to the situation as it exists today and in view of the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, especially by the learned Amicus-Curiae, who has ably assisted this Court during the entire process, all the interim orders passed by this Court are hereby withdrawn and the petition is disposed of with an observation that it may be taken up again in case any occasion arises."

Case title - Court on its own motion v. Union of India and others

Click Here To Read/Download Order