Beena v. Dhoop Singh

Punjab & Haryana HC19 Aug 2025COCP/519/2021

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Punjab and Haryana High Court contempt petition (COCP) disposed of as infructuous upon death of the contemnor on 11.2.2024; death certificate placed on record via CM application; relates to non-compliance with 2016 interim order in CWP-12621-2016 (Beena and another vs. Chandigarh Administration and others) staying an eviction order and referring parties to mediation; rule discharged; decided by Nidhi Gupta J. on 19.08.2025; legal aid counsel Sanjeev Sharma appeared for the petitioner.

What did the court decide?

Contempt petition COCP-519-2021 disposed of as having been rendered infructuous; rule stands discharged; pending application(s), if any, stand disposed of. ¶¶25

Beena Vs Dhoop Singh — Punjab & Haryana HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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COCP-519-2021 (O & M) 1

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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101+215

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COCP No.519 of 2021 (O & M) Date of decision :-19.08.2025

Beena

…..Petitioner

Versus

Dhoop Singh

…..Respondent

CORAM:- HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NIDHI GUPTA

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Present:Mr. Sanjeev Sharma, Advoc a te as Legal Aid Counsel for the applicant-petitioner.

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NIDHI GUPTA J. (Oral)

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CM-8223-CII-2025

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Prayer in this application is for placing on record the Death Ce r tificate of respondent Dhoop S i ngh as Annexure P-8.

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The application is allowed s ubject to all just exceptions and the D eath Certificate of responden t Dhoop Singh is placed on record as Annexure P-8.

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COCP No.519-2021

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Prayer in this petition is for initiation of contempt proceedi n gs against the respondent for not complying the interim order dat e d 17.6.2016 (Annexure P-1) p a ssed by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court in CWP-12621-2016 title d as “Beena and another vs. Chandig a rh Administration and others ” vide which the following order wa s passed :-

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VIJAY ASIJA 2025.08.20 17.51 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

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COCP-519-2021 (O & M) 2

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“Notice of motion to the respondents, returnable by 08.07.2 0 16.

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The eviction order passed against the petitioners at the ins t ance of respondent No.3 is under challenge in th e writ petition.

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I am of the c o nsidered view that there is scope of settlement b e tween the parties. Therefore the matter is refer r ed to the Mediation and Conciliation Centre w here both the parties shall participate without fa i l on 08.07.2016.

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In the meantim e , the impugned order stands stayed.”

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At the very outset, it is sub m itted by learned counsel for the petiti o ner that the present contemp t petition has been rendered infructuo u s as the contemnor-respondent has expired on 11.2.2024 as evident f r om his Death Certificate (Ann e xure P-8). Learned counsel submits t h at the present petition may b e disposed of as having been rendered infructuous.

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Ordered accordingly.

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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 9 , 2025 ( NIDHI GUPTA ) Vijay Asija JUDGE

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

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VIJAY ASIJA 2025.08.20 17.51 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

Beena v. Dhoop Singh

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