Maninder Jangra and Others v. Professor Som Nath Sachdeva and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh; COCP-1399-2026; decided 01.04.2026 by Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Archana Puri (oral order). Petitioners Maninder Jangra and others (counsel H.C. Arora and Sunaina) sought initiation of contempt proceedings against Professor Som Nath Sachdeva and others (counsel A.S. Virk) for wilful defiance of the interim order dated 29.08.2024 in CWP-19002-2024 concerning non-disengagement; grievance: names absent from list of research scholars/classes allocated. After notice of motion, respondents produced a letter reflecting the petitioners as part-time teachers for semester session 2025-26, taken on record; petition withdrawn by petitioners' counsel and dismissed as withdrawn ('Ordered accordingly'). Keywords: contempt of court, interim order compliance, disengagement, research scholars, part-time teachers, session 2025-26, withdrawn petition.
What did the court decide?
Contempt petition dismissed as withdrawn at the request of petitioners' counsel, after the respondents' letter engaging the petitioners as part-time teachers for semester session 2025-26 was taken on record; no other relief recorded.