Smt. Amarjit Kaur v. Shri Karan Avtar Singh
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Punjab and Haryana High Court at Chandigarh, COCP No.2080 of 2021 (O&M), decision dated 19.08.2025, delivered orally by Hon'ble Ms. Justice Nidhi Gupta. Contempt petition by Smt. Amarjit Kaur against respondents led by Shri Kiran Avtar Singh, Chief Secretary to Govt. of Punjab, for alleged non-compliance with the co-ordinate Bench order dated 18.7.2019 in CWP-19349-2019 ('Amarjit Kaur vs. The State of Punjab and others') requiring a speaking order on her Legal Notice dated 25.4.2019 within three months and release of any monetary benefit due within the next three months. With no representation for the petitioner since 24.8.2023 and notice of motion never issued, the Court dismissed the petition for non-prosecution, citing the petitioner's casual and careless approach, and disposed of pending application(s), if any. Counsel: Mr. Manmeet Singh Teji, AAG Punjab, for respondents; none for the petitioner. Search terms: contempt of court, non-prosecution, dismissal, Punjab, Chief Secretary, legal notice, speaking order, monetary benefits, CWP-19349-2019.