1 2024 INSC 803 REPORTABLE IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL No. 11711 OF 2024 (Arising out of SLP (C) No.5017 of 20231) K.C.KAUSHIK AND OTHERS ... APPELLANT(S) VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS ... RESPONDENT(S) WITH CIVIL APPEAL No. 11720 OF 2024 (Arising out of SLP (C) No.5018 of 20232) K.R.MALIK AND OTHERS ... APPELLANT(S) VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA AND OTHERS ... RESPONDENT(S) WITH CIVIL APPEAL No. 11712 OF 2024 (Arising out of SLP (C) No.5019 of 20233) 1Arising from the judgment and order dated 29.09.2022 in LPA No.2396 of 2017 in CWP No.8988 of 2015 (High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh) 2 Arising from the judgment and order dated 29.09.2022 in LPA No.1490 of 2018 in CWP No.10318 of 2015 (High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh) 3Arising from the judgment and order dated 29.09.2022 in LPA No.578 of 2018 in CWP No.11702 of 2015 (High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh)2 INDERJEET BHARTI AND OTHERS ... APPELLANT(S) VERSUS