STATE OF HARYANA Vs. MOHINDER SINGH

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The above appeals have been filed against the common order dated 14. 05.1999 passed by a division bench of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana in a batch of review applications filed in CWP no. 16358 of 1997, whereunder the court ordered as follows:-

(2.) Earlier, the learned judges by an order passed on 14. 05.1998 had chosen to finally dispose of the writ petition on the ground that it stood rendered infructuous, except in respect of issuing some directions. It is unnecessary for us, having regard to the view we intend taking, in these appeals to dwell at length on the details of the case on merits.

(3.) Learned additional solicitor general 198 appearing for the appellant-state strongly contended that the High Court could not have passed the order under challenge In the purported exercise of its powers of review and the order under challenge is liable to be set aside on this ground alone, dehors even the infirmities in the ultimate decision on merits. Reliance has been placed in support thereof on the decision reported in parsion Devi and Ore. v. Sumitra Devi and ore. wherein it has been observed as follows:-