Missing Girls in Ludhiana case
Punjab – Haryana HC Takes Suo Motu PIL Cognizance
From school infrastructure in Telangana to undertrial rights in Tripura, Advocate Nallapu Manideep’s targeted research continues to prompt High Courts to take swift, suo motu action on critical human rights issues. Telangana Advocate’s Representation Triggers High Court Action on Missing Ludhiana Girls.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of the reported disappearance of several girls, including minors, from Ludhiana following a detailed report submitted to the Court on June 4, 2026, by Nallapu Manideep, an Advocate at the High Court of Telangana.
In his comprehensive representation, Manideep brought widely reported incidents and available factual data to the Court’s attention, highlighting severe concerns regarding the safety and protection of women and children. The report underscored systemic vulnerabilities related to missing persons, kidnapping, abduction, trafficking, and exploitation, while emphasizing the urgent need for a coordinated state response.
Requesting that the matter be treated as a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), Manideep urged the Court to issue time-bound directions to state authorities for tracing missing individuals, executing comprehensive investigations, prosecuting offenders, and strengthening statewide prevention and monitoring mechanisms.
Taking up the matter on its own motion, a Division Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Rohit Kapoor directed the State of Punjab to submit an action-taken report and ordered the concerned Deputy Commissioner to file an affidavit detailing administrative measures.
In the subsequent filing, the Deputy Commissioner clarified that official records identified 10 girls—rather than nine, as initially reported—linked to seven FIRs registered during the highlighted 48-hour period. While the FIRs were lodged close together, the State noted that the girls had gone missing on various dates between April 27 and May 28, 2026.
The State reported that eight of the 10 girls have been safely traced and restored to their families, while multi-state raids, technical surveillance, IMEI tracking, call-detail analysis, CCTV examination, and secret informers are actively being deployed to locate the remaining two. Authorities further assured the Bench that traced minors are being processed under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, prior to family reunification. Satisfied with the State’s assurances and ongoing efforts, the High Court disposed of the proceedings.
A Track Record of Impactful Public Interest Legal Interventions
This intervention in Punjab is part of a broader pattern of impact-driven legal research by Advocate Manideep, whose data-backed representations have repeatedly led to structural administrative changes across multiple states:
Securing Rights for Undertrial Prisoners (Tripura High Court, 2022): Manideep’s research highlighted the plight of nearly 1,500 undertrial prisoners in Tripura who remained incarcerated despite being granted bail. The High Court took up the matter, issuing landmark directions to streamline administrative processes and secure the release of eligible inmates.
Upgrading Educational Infrastructure (Telangana High Court, 2023): His representation detailing the lack of basic amenities for female students in government educational institutions was converted into a PIL by the Telangana High Court. The resulting statewide judicial scrutiny prompted the state government to allocate and release ₹87 crore specifically for school infrastructure development.
Through rigorous factual compilation and strategic PIL filings, Manideep continues to demonstrate how targeted legal research can serve as a powerful catalyst for systemic governance and administrative accountability.
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Ravindra Seshu Amaravadi, is a senior journalist with 38 years of experience in Telugu, English news papers and electronic media. He worked in Udayam as a sub-editor and reporter. Later, he was associated with Andhra Pradesh Times, Gemini news, Deccan Chronicle, HMTV and The Hans India. Earlier, he was involved in the research work of All India Kisan Sabha on suicides of cotton farmers. In Deccan Chronicle, he exposed the problems of subabul and chilli farmers and malpractices that took place in various government departments.
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