Surinder Singh Grewal Alias Surinder Singh v. Rajesh Kumar and Another

Punjab & Haryana HC5 May 2026COCP/1240/2026

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Search terms: contempt petition; COCP-1240-2026; violation of earlier order; compliance; CWP-34760-2024; order dated 04.03.2025; Annexure P-1; Section 7; Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulation) Act 1961; Assistant Collector; Sarpanch; village Alamgir; District Ludhiana; petition filed 11.03.2026; vakalatnama; rule discharged; disposed of; Surinder Singh Garewal; Rajesh Kumar; State; Manmeet Singh Teji AAG Punjab; Vivek Chavhan; Kanwal S. Walia; Nidhi Gupta J.; High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh.

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None; the contempt petition stands disposed of as nothing survives in view of the compliance effected by respondent No. 2 (rule discharged; pending applications, if any, disposed of). ¶¶21

Surinder Singh Grewal Alias Surinder Singh Vs Rajesh Kumar and Another — Punjab & Haryana HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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COCP-1240-2026 -1-

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IN THE H IGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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218 CO C P-1240-2026

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Dat e of Decision: 05.05.2026

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Surinder S i ngh Garewal @ Surinder Singh .… Petitioner

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Versus

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Rajesh Ku m ar and another .... Respondents

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CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NIDHI GUPTA

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Present: - Proxy counsel for Ms. Kanwal S. Walia, Advoc a te for the petitioner.

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Mr. Manmeet Singh Teji, AA G , Punjab for respondent No. 1.

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Mr. Vivek Chavhan, Advocat e for respondent No. 2.

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NIDHI GUPTA, J. (ORAL)

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Vakalatnama filed on behalf o f respondent No. 2 is taken on record.

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The present contempt peti t ion has been filed alleging violation of order dated 04.03.2025 (Ann e xure P-1) passed by a Division Bench of t his Court in CWP-34760-202 4 , titled as ‘Surinder Singh vs. State of P u njab and others’; whereby the r e spondents were directed to file a petition under Section 7 of the Pu n jab Village Common Lands (Regulatio n ) Act, 1961 (for short-‘th e Act’) before the Assistant Collector, c oncerned.

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At the very outset, learned c ounsel for respondent No. 1- State sub m its that in compliance of the or d er dated 04.03.2025 (Annexure P-1), resp o ndent No. 2-Sarpanch of vill a ge Alamgir, District Ludhiana

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RISHU KATARIA 2026.05.06 09:29 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment.

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COCP-1240-2026 -2-

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has duly f i led the petition under Section 7 of the Act on 11.03.2026. As such, noth i ng survives in the present petiti o n.

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Copy of petition dated 11.03.2026 handed over in Court is taken on r e cord. A copy thereof, has been supplied to learned counsel for the petitio n er.

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Heard.

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In view of the facts noted above, no further orders are required to be passed in the present petitio n ; and the same stands disposed of, accordi n gly.

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Rule stands discharged.

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

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05.05.2026 ( NIDHI GUPTA ) rishu JUDGE

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Whether speaking/reasoned Yes/No

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Whether Reportable Yes/No

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RISHU KATARIA 2026.05.06 09:29 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment.

Surinder Singh Grewal Alias Surinder Singh v. Rajesh Kumar and Another

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