Mahabir Singh and Anr. v. Sanjay Joon
Case brief
What is this about?
Punjab & Haryana High Court contempt petition COCP No.1600 of 2025 (O&M), decided 18.08.2025 by Nidhi Gupta J. (oral). Petitioners: Mahabir Singh and another; Respondent: Sanjay Joon, IAS, Deputy Commissioner, Jhajjar. Subject: alleged non-compliance of order dated 12.10.2023 in CWP-23053-2023 ('Mahabir Singh and another vs. State of Haryana and others') requiring decision on legal notice dated 01.09.2023/06.09.2023 (Annexure P-6) within four weeks. Compliance Report dated 13.8.2025 (affidavit of Swapnil Ravindra Patil, IAS); Speaking Order dated 11.8.2025 (Annexure R-1); compliance admitted by petitioners; contempt petition disposed of with liberty to challenge the Speaking Order per law; rule discharged; pending applications disposed of. Advocates: Divyam Singh for Vikram Singh (petitioners); Priyavrat Parashar, AAG, Haryana (State). Keywords: contempt, compliance report, speaking order, liberty, rule discharged, Deputy Commissioner Jhajjar, legal notice.