P&H: Protects Possession of Petitioners Pending Appeal in Eviction Dispute

punjab-haryana
⚖️ Order Date: 21 Sep 2026
Headnotes

(i) Rent and Eviction — Pending appeal against eviction order — Where appeal filed by petitioners against order dated 09.04.2025 was still pending and stay application had not been decided, status quo with respect to possession was directed to be maintained till the appeal is...

(ii) Rent and Eviction — Possession — Direction to take possession through police during pendency of appeal — In view of pending appeal and apprehension that dispossession would render appeal infructuous, petitioners were protected by maintaining status quo regarding possession. (Para 2 and 4(i))


Facts of the Case

P&H: Protects Possession of Petitioners Pending Appeal in Eviction Dispute

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has ordered status quo on possession in a dispute arising from an eviction order passed by the Sub Divisional Magistrate, Ratia, while the petitioners’ appeal remains pending before the appellate authority.

Jasvir Khan and others had approached the High Court under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution seeking quashing of the orders dated 09.04.2025 and 26.08.2026, as well as a letter dated 02.09.2026 issued by the Block Development and Panchayat Officer, Ratia, for demarcation and police assistance. They also sought protection against dispossession and alteration of mutation entries.

The petitioners argued that they...

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