Jagdeep Mittal v. Baldev Singh Sran and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
COCP-217-2025 (O&M); contempt of court; Jagdeep Mittal v. Baldev Singh Sran, CMD, Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd. (PSPCL) and another; Justice Harkesh Manuja; decided 08.05.2025; compliance of order dated 25.03.2025; recasting of EWS Category merit list; EWS candidates competing with General Category; 18 EWS vacancies; undertaking by respondents within 07 days plus a week; petition dismissed as not pressed; Rule discharged; conditional attachment of 1/3rd salary of respondent No.1; pending applications disposed.
What did the court decide?
Petition dismissed as not pressed; Rule discharged. Operative safeguard: respondents (on instructions of Mr. Sandeep Garg, Dy. Chief Engineer, Recruitment, PSPCL) undertook to conclude recasting of the EWS category merit list within 07 days and thereafter consider the petitioner's claim per his merit position against the 18 EWS category vacancies within a week; failing such compliance, 1/3rd salary of respondent No.1 (Chairman-cum-Managing Director, PSPCL) shall remain attached till compliance is made. Pending applications, if any, disposed of.