Jaswant Singh Vs Arvind Vice Chancellor,Panjabi University Patiala and Ors. — Punjab & Haryana HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Jaswant Singh Vs Arvind Vice Chancellor,Panjabi University Patiala and Ors. — Punjab & Haryana HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

No substantive relief beyond closure: copies of the Speaking Orders dated 17.8.2023 and 18.4.2023 were supplied to learned counsel for the petitioner; the contempt petition was disposed of, the rule was discharged, and pending application(s), if any, were disposed of.

Issue for consideration

Whether contempt proceedings should be initiated against the respondents for not complying with the order dated 16.9.2021 (Annexure P-2) passed by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court in CWP-18374-2021, which had directed the official respondents to consider the petitioner's legal notice dated 12.5.2014 as a representation and pass a speaking order. +1 more

Ratio / Principle

Since necessary compliance with the order dated 16.9.2021 has been made through the Speaking Orders dated 17.8.2023 and 18.4.2023 passed by respondent No.2, no further orders are required to be passed in the present contempt petition, and the same is disposed of accordingly.

Key takeaways

Rule stands discharged, and pending application(s), if any, shall stand disposed of.ratio¶26

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Contempt petition (COCP No.973 of 2022 (O & M)) by Jaswant Singh against Dr. Arvind, Vice Chancellor, Punjabi University, Patiala and others, alleging non-compliance with the order dated 16.9.2021 (Annexure P-2) passed by a co-ordinate Bench of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh in CWP-18374-2021 ('Jaswant Singh vs. Punjabi University, Patiala and another'), whereby the official respondents were directed to consider the petitioner's legal notice dated 12.5.2014 (Annexure P-14) as a representation and decide the same in accordance with law by passing a speaking order preferably within one month. Learned counsel for the respondents submitted that necessary compliance had been made through Speaking Orders dated 17.8.2023 and 18.4.2023 passed by respondent No.2; these were taken on record as Annexures R-1 and R-2 (application CM-22141-CII-2023 allowed subject to all just exceptions) and copies supplied to counsel for the petitioner. Holding that no further orders were required, Nidhi Gupta J. (oral), by decision dated 19.08.2025, disposed of the contempt petition, discharged the rule, and ordered pending application(s), if any, to stand disposed of.

COCP-973-2022 (O & M)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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COCP No.973 of 2022 (O & M) Date of decision :-19.08.2025

Jaswant Singh

…..Petitioner

Versus

Dr. Arvind, Vice Chancellor, Punjabi University, Patiala and others

…..Respondents

CORAM:- HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NIDHI GUPTA

Present:Mr. Parminder Pal Singh, A d vocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Divyansh Vats, Advoca t e for Mr. H.S. Batth, Advocate fo r the respondents.

NIDHI GUPTA J. (Oral)

CM-22141-CII-2023

Prayer in this application is for placing on record the Speaking Orders dated 17.8.2023 and 18.4.2023 passed by respondent No.2 as A nnexures R-1 and R-2 and f o r exemption from filing the certified c opies of the same.

The application is allowed s ubject to all just exceptions and the S peaking Orders dated 17.8.20 2 3 and 18.4.2023 passed by responde n t No.2 are taken on record as An nexures R-1 and R-2. COCP-973-2022

Learned counsel for the pet i tioner submits that contempt proceedi n gs be initiated against the respondents for not complying the order dat e d 16.9.2021 (Annexure P-2) p a ssed by a co-ordinate Bench

VIJAY ASIJA 2025.08.22 17.05 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

COCP-973-2022 (O & M) 2

of this C o urt in CWP-18374-2021 titled a s “Jaswant Singh vs. Punjabi Universit y , Patiala and another”, vide w h ich the petition was disposed of with t h e direction “….to the official respondents to consider the legal not i ce dated 12.5.2014, Annexure P-14, as representation and decide th e same, moved by the petitione r , in accordance with law, by passing a speaking order preferably w i thin a period of one month from the d ate of receipt of certified copy o f this order…..”.

Learned counsel for the respondents submits that necessar y compliance has been made, w hile Speaking Orders dated 17.8.202 3 and 18.4.2023 by respondent N o.2; thus, no cause survives in the present petition.

Copies of the aforesaid Spe a king Orders dated 17.8.2023

and 18.4. 2 023 are supplied to learned co u nsel for the petitioner.

In view of the above, no fur t her orders are required to be passed in the present petition, the same is disposed of accordingly.

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

August 1 9 , 2025 ( NIDHI GUPTA ) Vijay Asija JUDGE

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

VIJAY ASIJA 2025.08.22 17.05 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document