Punjab and Haryana High Court
CWP/26130/2019 of ROSHAN LAL AND ORS Vs STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS on 31 December 2025
& other connected cases 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 1. CWP-31401-2025 PHOOLWATI .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS. .....RESPONDENT(S) 2. CWP-19304-2025 SUNEHARI DEVI .....PETITIONER(S) VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS. .....RESPONDENT(S) 3.
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