Jatinder Kumar Khara v. Krishan Kumar and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Punjab & Haryana High Court, COCP-906-2023, decision 19.09.2025, Sudeepti Sharma J (Oral). Contempt for alleged non-compliance with order dated 31.03.2022 in CWP-850-2018 granting 6% p.a. interest on delayed pensionary benefits (calculation in 2 months, release in next 1 month). Compliance affidavit of Navpreet Singh Ghuman, Executive Engineer, Lehal Canal Division; Finance Department pre-audit/vetting letter dated 23.01.2023; components: leave encashment Rs.15,997, DCRG Rs.66,486, GPF Rs.9002, pension Rs.25,295; total interest Rs.1,16,780 sanctioned and paid. Held: order complied with, not disputed by petitioner; contempt purged, rule discharged. Cases A.S. Randhawa and J.S. Cheema appear only within the quoted extract of the prior order (treated as referred).
What did the court decide?
None to the petitioner beyond acknowledgment of compliance; contempt purged and rule discharged, no punitive action taken.