{"id":83623,"date":"2008-11-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-19T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/baltej-singh-and-others-vs-state-of-punjab-and-others-on-20-november-2008"},"modified":"2018-06-16T00:37:38","modified_gmt":"2018-06-15T19:07:38","slug":"baltej-singh-and-others-vs-state-of-punjab-and-others-on-20-november-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/baltej-singh-and-others-vs-state-of-punjab-and-others-on-20-november-2008","title":{"rendered":"Baltej Singh And Others vs State Of Punjab And Others on 20 November, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Punjab-Haryana High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Baltej Singh And Others vs State Of Punjab And Others on 20 November, 2008<\/div>\n<pre>IN THE HIGH           COURT       OF   PUNJAB      AND      HARYANA        AT\nCHANDIGARH.\n\n            CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO. 13576 OF 2008\n\n            DATE OF DECISION: November 20, 2008.\n\n                   Parties Name\n\nBaltej Singh and others\n\n                                       ..PETITIONERS\n       VERSUS\nState of Punjab and others\n\n                                       ...RESPONDENTS<\/pre>\n<p>CORAM:      HON&#8217;BLE MR. JUSTICE T.S.THAKUR, CHIEF JUSTICE<br \/>\n            HON&#8217;BLE MR. JUSTICE JASBIR SINGH<\/p>\n<p>PRESENT: Ms. Deepinder Kaur,<br \/>\n         Advocate, for the petitioners.<br \/>\n         Ms. Madhu Dayal, Addl. A.G., Punjab,<br \/>\n         Ms. Simranjit Chahal, Advocate,<\/p>\n<p>T.S.THAKUR, CHIEF JUSTICE (oral)<\/p>\n<p>Order<\/p>\n<p>            After arguing the matter at some length , learned counsel for<\/p>\n<p>the petitioners seeks leave to withdraw this writ petition reserving liberty<\/p>\n<p>for the petitioners to approach the competent authority for action against<\/p>\n<p>respondent No. 5 for the alleged felling of the Peepal tree in question.\n<\/p>\n<p>            Dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as prayed for.\n<\/p>\n<p>                                                        ( T.S.THAKUR)<br \/>\n                                                         CHIEF JUSTICE<\/p>\n<p>                                                        (JASBIR SINGH)<br \/>\nNovember 20, 2008.                                         JUDGE<br \/>\nDKC\n  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Punjab-Haryana High Court Baltej Singh And Others vs State Of Punjab And Others on 20 November, 2008 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO. 13576 OF 2008 DATE OF DECISION: November 20, 2008. 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