Kulwant Singh v. Rahul Bhandari and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Punjab & Haryana High Court; COCP-646-2022; Kulwant Singh v. Rahul Bhandari, IAS and another; contempt petition; civil contempt; disobedience/non-compliance of writ court directions; order dated 02.12.2021 in CWP-24452-2021; legal notice dated 29.09.2021 treated as representation; speaking order dated 11.11.2024 (Annexure R-1); compliance affidavit dated 14.11.2024 of Paramjit Singh, Director, Rural Development and Panchayat, Punjab; unconditional apology for delay; contempt purged; rule discharged; pending applications disposed; liberty to challenge speaking order; Sudeepti Sharma, J.; decision date 10.09.2025.
What did the court decide?
Contempt held purged upon demonstrated compliance and rule discharged; pending application(s), if any, stand disposed of; petitioner expressly left at liberty to challenge the speaking order dated 11.11.2024 through remedies available in accordance with law.