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Ranjit Singh and Others v. Priyank Bharti and Another

Punjab & Haryana HC4 Aug 2025COCP/3299/2025

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Punjab and Haryana High Court contempt petition COCP-3299-2025 (O&M); willful disobedience / delayed compliance of Writ Court order dated 01.07.2024; representation dated 30.04.2024 (Annexure P-6) directed to be decided within eight weeks by speaking order; compliance order dated 24.07.2025 produced only after contempt petition filed; litigation cost of Rs.1,000/- per petitioner imposed on respondent No.2, recoverable from personal pay; bench: Justice Pankaj Jain (oral order); decided 04.08.2025; not reportable; no statute or precedent cited.

What did the court decide?

Litigation cost of Rs.1,000/- to each petitioner, directed to be paid by respondent No.2 and recoverable from his personal pay; contempt petition disposed of accordingly. ¶20

Ranjit Singh and Others Vs Priyank Bharti and Another — Punjab & Haryana HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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COCP-3299-2025 (O&M)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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COCP-3299-2025 (O&M) Date of decision : 04.08.2025

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Ranjit Singh and others

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...... Petitioners

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versus

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Priyank Bharti and another ...... Respondents

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CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PANKAJ JAIN

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Present: Mr. Viranjeet Singh Mahal, Advocate for the petitioners.

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Mr. Ishan Kaushal, AAG, Punjab.

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PANKAJ JAIN, J. (Oral)

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By way of present petition, the petitioners allege willful disobedience of the order dated 01.07.2024. The operative part thereof reads as under:-

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“4. On the asking of the Court, Mr. T.P.S. Chawla, learned Senior Deputy Advocate General, Punjab, who is present in Court, accepts notice on behalf of the respondent-State and submits that in case, the representation dated 30.04.2024 (Annexure P-6) has been received in the office of the concerned authorities and the same is still pending consideration with the authorities concerned, the same will be decided by the competent authority within a period of eight weeks from the date of the receipt of certified copy of this order by passing an appropriate speaking order. Learned counsel further submits that in case, it is found feasible to accept the claim of the petitioners, the same will be accepted, otherwise due reasons will be mentioned for not accepting the claim of the petitioners in the speaking order to be passed.”

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DINESH KUMAR 2025.08.07 17:39 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

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COCP-3299-2025 (O&M)

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Counsel for the respondents has produced copy of the order dated 24.07.2025 purported to have been passed in compliance of the order passed by the Writ Court. A record shows that the order has been complied with only after filing of the present contempt petition when the petitioners had already been constrained to approach this Court.

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In view of above, the present contempt petition is disposed off with the direction to respondent No.2 to pay a sum of Rs.1,000/- to each of the petitioners as litigation cost. The same shall be recovered from the personal pay of respondent No.2.

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Ordered accordingly.

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Since the main case has been decided, pending miscellaneous application, if any, shall also stands disposed off.

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(PANKAJ JAIN) JUDGE

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04.08.2025 Dinesh Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes Whether Reportable : No

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DINESH KUMAR 2025.08.07 17:39 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

Ranjit Singh and Others v. Priyank Bharti and Another

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