Sukhdev Singh and Ors. Vs Shyamal Misra and Ors. — Punjab & Haryana HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Sukhdev Singh and Ors. Vs Shyamal Misra and Ors. — Punjab & Haryana HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

None; the contempt petition was disposed of as compliance with the order dated 28.7.2025 had been effected through the Speaking Order dated 27.4.2026, Rule stood discharged, and pending application(s), if any, stood disposed of.

Issue for consideration

Whether the order dated 28.7.2025 (Annexure P-6) passed in CWP-8661-2016 has been complied with, and consequently whether the present contempt petition, filed alleging violation of that order, survives.

Court's answer

Having regard to the facts noted and the submissions made - that the Writ Court order dated 28.7.2025 (Annexure P-6) in CWP-8661-2016 stands complied with by a Speaking Order dated 27.4.2026 passed by respondent No.3/competent authority - nothing survives in the present contempt petition, which is disposed of.

Ratio / Principle

Rule stands discharged in the disposed contempt petition, and pending application(s), if any, stand disposed of.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

COCP No.1002 of 2026 (O & M), decided orally on 11.05.2026 by Nidhi Gupta J., High Court of Punjab and Haryana: contempt petition by Sukhdev Singh and others against Shyamal Misra, Chairman, Haryana Power Generation Corporation Ltd., Panchkula, and others, alleging violation of the order dated 28.7.2025 (Annexure P-6) passed by a co-ordinate Bench in CWP-8661-2016, whereby the writ petition was disposed of as not pressed on the statement of respondents' counsel that any representation/claim of the petitioners would be considered and an appropriate order passed within eight weeks of receipt, with a reasoned speaking order to be conveyed if the claim was not accepted. Respondents submitted compliance had been made through a Speaking Order dated 27.4.2026; its copy was taken on record and supplied to petitioners' counsel. Petitioners' counsel conceded that, compliance having been effected by respondent No.3/competent authority, nothing survived. The contempt petition was disposed of; Rule stood discharged; pending application(s), if any, stood disposed of. No statutory provisions or precedents were cited; no quantum involved.

COCP-1002-2026 (O & M)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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COCP No.1002 of 2026 (O & M) Date of decision :-11.05.2026

Sukhdev Singh and others

…..Petitioners

Versus

Shyamal Misra, Chairman, Haryana Power Generation Corporation Ltd., Panchkula and others

…..Respondents

CORAM:- HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NIDHI GUPTA

Present:Mr. Mukul Aggarwal, Advoca t e with Ms. Kriti Verma, Advocate for the petitioners.

Mr. Puneet Jindal, Sr. Advoca t e assisted by Mr. Rahul Bansal, Advocate; a nd Mr. Tarun Aggarwal, Addl. A. G ., Haryana for the respondents.

NIDHI GUPTA J. (Oral)

Present contempt petition has b een filed alleging violation of order dat e d 28.7.2025 (Annexure P-6) pas s ed by a co-ordinate Bench of this Cour t in CWP-8661-2016 titled as “ S ukhdev Singh and others vs. Haryana P ower Generation Corporation L td. and others”, whereby the petition w as disposed of as not pressed on t he basis of statement made by learned c o unsel for the respondents to t h e effect that “…in case any represent a tion/claim is received at the han d s of the petitioners, the same will be co n sidered and appropriate order o n the said representation/claim will be pa s sed within a period of eight week s from the date of receipt of any such clai m and in case, after the decision a n y relief is to be extended to the petitioner s , the same will be extended, o t herwise due reasons will be

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mentione d in the speaking order to be passe d for not accepting the claim of the petitioners, which reasons will be conv e yed to the petitioners for their informati o n and necessary action…..”.

Learned counsel for the resp o ndents submit that necessary complian c e has been made while passi n g a Speaking Order dated 27.4.2026 ; thus, no cause survives in the pre s ent petition.

Copy of the aforesaid Spe a king order dated 27.4.2026 produced by the learned counsel for the r e spondents is taken on record. Copy ther e of is supplied to learned counsel for the petitioners. Registry to tag/pagin a te the same at appropriate place in the paper-book.

Learned counsel for the petitio n ers submits that since the Writ Court ord e r dated 28.7.2025 (Annexure P-6 ) has been complied with while passing a Speaking Order dated 27.4.2026 b y respondent No.3/competent authority, nothing survives in the present c o ntempt petition and the same may be di s posed of.

In view of the above noted fac t s and the submissions made by learned counsel for the petitioners, the present contempt petition is disposed of .

Rule stands discharged.

Pending application(s), if any, shall stands disposed of.

May 11, 2026 ( NIDHI GUPTA ) Vijay Asija JUDGE

Whether s p eaking/reasoned Yes / No Whether R e portable Yes / No

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