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Dharam Veer Saharan v. Nihil Rajan and Others

Punjab & Haryana HC18 Aug 2025COCP/309/2023

Case brief

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What is this about?

Contempt petition; contempt of court; Punjab and Haryana High Court at Chandigarh; COCP-309 of 2023; dismissal as withdrawn; liberty to pursue arbitration; arbitration clause in compromise/settlement; Settlement Agreement dated 30.07.2020; alleged breach of orders dated 14.12.2021 in CRM-M-51852-2019 and CRM-M-161412021; Nidhi Gupta J.; decided 18.08.2025; respondent No.1 (Nihil Rajan) appeared in person through VC; respondent No.7 represented by Shrey Goel; petitioner represented by Keshav Partap Singh.

What did the court decide?

Withdrawal permitted; petition dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to take recourse to arbitration and/or any other remedy available to the petitioner as per law; rule stands discharged; pending application(s), if any, stand disposed of. ¶22

Dharam Veer Saharan Vs Nihil Rajan and Others — Punjab & Haryana HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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COCP-309 of 2023 (O & M)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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COCP No.309 of 2023 (O & M) Date of decision :-18.08.2025

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Dr. Dharam Veer Saharan

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…..Petitioner

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Versus

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Nihil Rajan and others

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…..Respondents

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CORAM:- HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NIDHI GUPTA

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Present:Mr. Keshav Partap Singh, A d vocate for the petitioner.

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Mr. Nihil Rajan, respondent No.1 (through VC) in person.

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Mr. Shrey Goel, Advocate f o r respondent No.7.

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NIDHI GUPTA J. (Oral)

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Prayer in the present petitio n is for initiation of contempt proceedi n gs against the respondent(s) fo r violating the order dated 14.12.20 2 1 (Annexure P-4) passed by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court in CRM-M-51852-2019 titled as “Nihil Rajan and others vs. State of H aryana and another”; and order dated 14.12.2021 (Annexure P-5)pass e d by a co-ordinate Bench of t h is Court in CRM-M-161412021 titl e d as “Uttamchand N. Panchal @ Uttam Panchal and others vs. State o f Haryana and another”; as we l l as the terms and conditions of the Se t tlement Agreement dated 30.07 . 2020.

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It is admitted by learned c o unsel for the petitioner that the compromise(s) entered into between the parties contains a clause

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VIJAY ASIJA 2025.08.19 18.58 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

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COCP-309 of 2023 (O & M) 2

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of arbitr a tion. Hence, learned counsel for the petitioner prays for withdrawal of the present contempt p e tition with liberty to take recourse to the arbitration and/or any o t her remedy available to the petitione r , as per law.

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Permitted to do so.

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Dismissed as withdrawn w i th the liberty aforesaid.

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Rule stands discharged.

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Pending application(s), if an y , shall stands disposed of.

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August 1 8 , 2025 ( NIDHI GUPTA ) Vijay Asija JUDGE

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Whether sp e aking/reasoned Yes / No Whether Re p ortable Yes / No