Gurbaksh Singh Vs Sukhbir Kaur — Punjab & Haryana HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Gurbaksh Singh Vs Sukhbir Kaur — Punjab & Haryana HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

Contempt petition disposed of as the order dated 11.01.2024 stands duly complied with; petitioner given liberty to challenge the speaking order dated 05.03.2024 in accordance with law; rule discharged; pending application(s), if any, stand disposed of.

Issue for consideration

Whether the order dated 11.01.2024 (Annexure P-2) passed in CWP-514-2024, directing the District Development & Panchayat Officer, Jalandhar to decide the legal notice dated 30.10.2023 within four weeks, stands complied with, and whether anything survives in the present contempt petition.

Court's answer

As the order dated 11.01.2024 stands duly complied with by the speaking order dated 05.03.2024 passed on the legal notice dated 30.10.2023, no further orders are required to be passed in the present contempt petition, which stands disposed of accordingly.

Ratio / Principle

Application CM-11690-CII-2025 is allowed as prayed for.

Key takeaways

The petitioner is at liberty to challenge the speaking order dated 05.03.2024 in accordance with law.ratio¶22
Rule stands discharged.ratio¶23

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Contempt Petition (COCP-281-2025 O&M) — Compliance with writ direction — Order dated 11.01.2024 (Annexure P-2) passed by a co-ordinate Bench in CWP-514-2024 ('Gurbaksh Singh vs. State of Punjab and others') had directed respondent No. 4, District Development & Panchayat Officer, Jalandhar, to decide the legal notice dated 30.10.2023 expeditiously, preferably within four weeks. Counsel for the respondent (Ms. Sukhbir Kaur, DDPO, Jalandhar) submitted that speaking order dated 05.03.2024 (Annexure R-1/T) had since been passed upon the said legal notice, so the order stood duly complied with and nothing survived in the petition; compliance report dated 19.02.2025 (affidavit of Ms. Sukhbir Kaur) taken on record, application CM-11690-CII-2025 allowed. Held: No further orders required; contempt petition disposed of, with liberty to the petitioner to challenge the speaking order in accordance with law; rule discharged. Hon'ble Ms. Justice Nidhi Gupta (Oral); decided 06.08.2025.

CM-11690-CII-2025 in/and COCP-281-2025 -1-

IN THE H IGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

108+212 CM - 11690-CII-2015 in/and CO C P-281-2025

Dat e of Decision: 06.08.2025

Gurbaksh S ingh

.… Petitioner

Versus

Sukhbir K a ur .... Respondent

CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NIDHI GUPTA

Present: - Mr. Rajinder Singla, Advocat e for the petitioner.

Mr. Manmeet Singh Teji, AA G , Punjab.

NIDHI GUPTA, J. (ORAL)

CM-11690-CII-2025

Application is allowed, as pra y ed for.

Compliance report dated 19.02.2025, filed by way of affidavit o f Ms. Sukhbir Kaur, District Development and Panchayat Officer, D i strict Jalandhar, on behalf of th e respondent, is taken on record subject to a ll just exceptions.

COCP-281-2025 (O&M)

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits vide order dated 11.01.202 4 (Annexure P-2) passed by a co - ordinate Bench of this Court in CWP-514-2024 titled as ‘Gurbaksh Singh vs. State of Punjab and others’, it has been directed as under:-

“After hearing learned coun s el for the parties and perusing the record, respondent No. 4 i.e. District Development & Panchayat Officer, Jalandha r is directed to decide the legal notice dated 30.10.2023 ( A nnexure P-7) served by the petitioner expeditiously pref e rably within a period of four weeks from today in accordance with law.”

RISHU KATARIA 2025.08.07 13:58 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment.

CM-11690-CII-2025 in/and COCP-281-2025 -2-

At the very outset, learne d counsel for the respondent submits t h at in pursuance to the afor e said order dated 11.01.2024 (Annexure P-2), speaking order dated 05.03.2024 (Annexure R-1/T) has been pass e d upon the legal notice dated 30.10.2023 (Annexure P-1) served by the petitioner. Thus, it is s u bmitted that the order dated 11.01.202 4 (Annexure P-2) stands dul y complied with and nothing survives i n the present petition.

In view of the above, no fu r ther orders are required to be passed in t h e present petition, the same sta n ds disposed of, accordingly. 4. The petitioner would be at li b erty to challenge the aforesaid speaking o r der, in accordance with law.

Rule stands discharged.

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

Whether speaking/reasoned Yes/No Whether Reportable Yes/No

RISHU KATARIA 2025.08.07 13:58 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment.