No One Is Above Law; High Court Verdict Crushed Sukhpal Singh Khaira\u2019s Arrogance: Baltej Pannu<\/p>\n
Chandigarh News (21st May 2026):\u00a0Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira has suffered a major political and legal embarrassment after the Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed his petition in the Gram Panchayat land encroachment matter and imposed \u20b96 lakh costs on him. Hailing the law, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab State Media In-Charge Baltej Pannu said the judgment has exposed the Congress MLA\u2019s arrogance and punctured his repeated attempts to portray himself as a victim of political vendetta.<\/p>\n
Referring to the Court proceedings and official records, Baltej Pannu said the case pertained to illegal occupation of a public street \/ public passage belonging to Gram Panchayat Ramgarh, adding that the Congress leader, who routinely targets political opponents with allegations, now stands exposed himself as a \u201cland mafia sitting over Panchayat land.\u201d<\/p>\n
Addressing a press conference on Thursday, AAP Punjab State Media In-charge Baltej Pannu said Sukhpal Singh Khaira had illegally occupied a public street \/ public passage belonging to Gram Panchayat Ramgarh and created obstruction for villagers. \u201cThe High Court record clearly mentions that complaints were received from local residents alleging that a gate had been illegally installed in the public street by Sukhpal Singh Khaira and Kulbir Singh Khaira, obstructing free movement of villagers,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n
Baltej Pannu said official records placed before the Court, including the Measurement Book of Gram Panchayat Ramgarh, reports of the Junior Engineer, SVAMITVA records and satellite imagery, established that the land in question formed part of a public street\/public passage constructed by the Gram Panchayat for common public use. \u201cThe Court also took note of the fact that the installation of the gate amounted to \u2018illegal obstruction and encroachment upon a public passage\u2019 which could obstruct emergency services like ambulances, fire brigade and police vehicles,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Baltej Pannu said that when government officials and the administration team went to remove the illegal encroachment, Sukhpal Singh Khaira strongly opposed the action by misusing his political influence and created obstacles in the legal proceedings. \u201cBut today, the Hon\u2019ble Punjab and Haryana High Court has given a befitting reply to Sukhpal Singh Khaira\u2019s arrogance and illegal conduct,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Baltej Pannu stated that in an attempt to portray himself as innocent, Sukhpal Singh Khaira had filed a petition before the High Court. However, the Court completely dismissed his petition and imposed exemplary costs of \u20b96 lakh upon him.<\/p>\n
Baltej Pannu further said the Court made strong observations against misuse of judicial proceedings and noted that the petition had been \u201cartfully and cleverly drafted\u201d to give an impression of violation of Supreme Court directions, whereas the dispute essentially pertained to alleged encroachment over public property. \u201cThe Court also observed that contempt jurisdiction cannot be used as a tool for settling political or administrative disputes,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Adopting a strict stance, the Court ordered that the amount of the fine should be equally distributed among the respondents against whom Sukhpal Singh Khaira had initiated proceedings. The Court also made it clear that if he fails to pay the amount, it would be recovered as arrears of land revenue.<\/p>\n
Baltej Pannu said Sukhpal Singh Khaira has a habit of mudslinging against political opponents without facts and misleading people through false remarks on social media. \u201cToday\u2019s verdict of the High Court has proved that Sukhpal Singh Khaira himself was sitting like a land mafia over government land while pointing fingers at others. The Court\u2019s decision has completely exposed and destroyed his bundle of lies,\u201d said Baltej Pannu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
No One Is Above Law; High Court Verdict Crushed Sukhpal Singh Khaira\u2019s Arrogance: Baltej Pannu Chandigarh News (21st May 2026):\u00a0Congress MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira has suffered a major political and legal embarrassment after the Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed his petition in the Gram Panchayat land encroachment matter and imposed \u20b96 lakh costs on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":64805,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19,21,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-65426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest","category-political-news","category-punjab"],"yoast_head":"\n