Sunil Kumar v. Vinay Kumar and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Contempt petition (COCP No.98 of 2025 O&M) dismissed as not pressed; respondents' undertaking recorded in court — HSSC recommendation of petitioner Sunil Kumar and appointment within four weeks to the post of Craft Instructor Health Sanitary Inspector (Practical); conditional liberty to seek revival of contempt petition; personal costs of Rs.50,000/- on erring/concerned officer from own pocket towards litigation expenses upon revival; High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh; Justice Harkesh Manuja; respondents led by Vinay Kumar; State counsel Amit Aggarwal, D.A.G., Haryana; decision date 27.01.2025.
What did the court decide?
Petition dismissed as not pressed and rule discharged on the strength of the respondents' undertaking to appoint the petitioner within four weeks; liberty reserved to the petitioner to seek revival of the contempt petition if the appointment is not made within that period, in which event the erring/concerned officer must pay Rs.50,000/- as costs from his/her own pocket towards litigation expenses, immediately on the first date of listing of the revival application.