Om Parkash v. Shalini Singh Nagpal and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: COCP No.1383 of 2025 (O&M); contempt of court; dismissed as not pressed; Rule discharged; undertaking by respondent Nos.1 and 2; arrears of benefits released till 01.07.2016; interest on benefits; release of benefits with interest within eight weeks; revival of contempt petition on default; Rs.50,000/- costs from erring officer's own pocket towards litigation expenses; Om Parkash v. Shalini Singh Nagpal and Others; High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh; Harkesh Manuja, J. (Oral); decision dated 14.05.2025; advocates L.K. Gollen, Rajeev Anand, Manish Dadwal (Asstt. A.G., Haryana).
What did the court decide?
No substantive adjudication; disposal rests on the respondents' undertaking that interest on the benefits released till 01.07.2016, and the outstanding benefits with interest, will be released within eight weeks; failing which the petitioner may revive the contempt petition and the erring/concerned officer must personally pay Rs.50,000/- towards litigation costs.