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Harvinder Singh and Another v. Gaurav Yadav, Dgp, Punjab

Punjab & Haryana HC25 Sept 2025COCP/1965/2023

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Contempt of court; COCP Punjab & Haryana High Court; compliance with writ direction in CWP-11400-2023; Speaking Order dated 14.08.2023; notional seniority for pay protection; No work No pay; denial of arrears and deemed date benefit; constables Fazilka and Mansha; legal notice dated 20.06.2022; Jashandeep Singh case; CWP No.169 of 2023; CWP No.1755 of 2023; DGP Punjab Gaurav Yadav; rule discharged; contempt purged; Justice Sudeepti Sharma; decision dated 25.09.2025.

What did the court decide?

Contempt held purged upon recorded compliance with order dated 25.05.2023 in CWP-11400-2023; rule stands discharged; pending application(s), if any, stand disposed of. ¶26

Harvinder Singh and Another Vs Gaurav Yadav, Dgp, Punjab — Punjab & Haryana HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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COCP-1965-2023 (O&M) -1-

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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COCP-1965-2023 (O&M) Date of Decision: 25.09.2025

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Harvinder Singh and another ......Petitioners

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Vs.

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Sh. Gaurav Yadav ......Respondent

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CORAM: HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUDEEPTI SHARMA

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Present : Mr. Amit Thakur, Advocate, for Mr. Pardeep Kumar Kapila, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Ravneet S. Joshi, DAG, Punjab, for the respondent.

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SUDEEPTI SHARMA J. (ORAL)

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The present contempt petition has been filed for deliberate and intentional disobedience of order dated 25.05.2023 passed by this Court in

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CWP-11400-2023.

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This Court had issued the following directions in CWP-114002023, vide its order dated 25.05.2023:-

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“4. Finding it to be a fair request, present writ petition is disposed off with a direction to the respondents to decide the claim of the petitioners raised vide legal notice dated 20.06.2022 (Annexure P-13) in the light of Jashandeep Singh’s case supra (Annexure P-16) within the time period as prayed for by the learned State counsel.”

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In compliance of the order dated 25.05.2023 passed by this

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VIRENDRA SINGH ADHIKARI 2025.09.29 19:12 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

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COCP-1965-2023 (O&M)

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Court in CWP-11400-2023, reply by way of affidavit dated 03.10.2023 of Sh. Gaurav Yadav, IPS, Director General of Police, Punjab, Chandigarh, has been filed on behalf of the respondent before the Registry. The same is taken on record. The relevant portion of the said compliance report is reproduced as under:-

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“3. That order dated 25.05.2023 (Annexure P-1) passed by this Hon'ble Court has been duly complied with by the respondent by passing a detailed Speaking Order dated 14.08.2023 (Annexure R-1). The claim of the petitioners as set out by them through their legal notice dated 20.06.2023, pertains to grant the seniority, pay fixation and notional consequential benefits from the date when the other category candidates out of the same advertisement, were appointed as Constables has been duly considered by recording detailed reasons as set out in the Speaking Order dated 14.08.2023 (Annexure R-1), in which it has been decided that the petitioners Constable Jashandeep Singh No.988/Fazilka, Constable Harcharan Singh No. 166/Fazilka and Constable Harwinder Singh No.318/Mansa are entitled for the grant of notional seniority for pay protection only from the date when other category candidates out of the same advertisement were appointed as Constable in the department. However, they shall not be entitled for deemed date benefit of pay and arrears on the principle of "No work No pay". It is further submitted that the said speaking order dated 14.08.2023 has been passed on the similar lines as was passed in the case passed in CWP No.169 of 2023 filed by Jashandeep Singh No. 988/Fazilaka and CWP No.1755 of 2023 filed by Harcharan Singh No. 166/Fazilaka Versus State of Punjab.”

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Learned counsel for the respondent submits that in compliance of the order dated 25.05.2023 passed by this Court in CWP-11400-2023, a speaking order dated 14.08.2023 has been passed by the respondent. A copy

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VIRENDRA SINGH ADHIKARI 2025.09.29 19:12 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

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COCP-1965-2023 (O&M) -3-

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thereof has been supplied to the learned counsel for the petitioners, who does not dispute the same.

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In view of the above, since order dated 25.05.2023 passed by this Court in CWP-11400-2023, has already been complied with, therefore, the present contempt is purged and rule stands discharged.

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Pending application(s), if any, also stand disposed of.

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(SUDEEPTI SHARMA) JUDGE

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25.09.2025 Virender

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Whether speaking/non-speaking : Yes Whether reportable : Yes/No

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VIRENDRA SINGH ADHIKARI 2025.09.29 19:12 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

Harvinder Singh and Another v. Gaurav Yadav, Dgp, Punjab

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