Nasib Singh and Ors. Vs Anurag Rastogi and Ors. — Punjab & Haryana HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Nasib Singh and Ors. Vs Anurag Rastogi and Ors. — Punjab & Haryana HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Contempt petition dismissed as not pressed after the State counsel's undertaking to make necessary compliance within three weeks in terms of the order dated 21.5.2025 (COCP No.1789 of 2025); liberty granted to the petitioners to revive the contempt petition if that undertaking is not complied with; rule discharged; pending applications, if any, disposed of.

Issue for consideration

Whether contempt proceedings be initiated against the respondents for not complying with the interim order dated 19.1.2026 (Annexure P-1) passed in CWP No.1018 of 2026, whereby the respondents were restrained from taking any action regarding refixation of pay pursuant to the impugned orders dated 10.9.2024 and 24.9.2024.

Court's answer

Learned counsel for the respondent-State undertook that, in terms of the order dated 21.5.2025 passed in COCP No.1789 of 2025 (Ramkaran and others vs. Anurag Rastogi and others), necessary compliance would be made within three weeks from that day; on this undertaking the petitioners did not press the present petition any further.

Ratio / Principle

The contempt petition was dismissed as not pressed.

Key takeaways

Liberty was granted to the petitioners to revive the contempt petition in case the abovesaid undertaking (compliance within three weeks in terms of the order dated 21.5.2025) is not complied with by the respondents.ratio¶22
Rule stands discharged and pending application(s), if any, stand disposed of.ratio¶23

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh (oral order, Nidhi Gupta J., decision dated 20.04.2026) — COCP No.1742 of 2026 (O&M): Nasib Singh and others v. Anurag Rastogi, Chief Secretary, Haryana, and others. Petitioners sought initiation of contempt proceedings against the respondents for non-compliance with the interim order dated 19.1.2026 (Annexure P-1) passed by a coordinate Bench in CWP No.1018 of 2026, whereby, while issuing notice of motion (the matter to be heard alongwith CWP-23822-2024), the respondents were restrained from taking any action regarding refixation of pay pursuant to the impugned orders dated 10.9.2024 and 24.9.2024 (Annexures P-21 and P-27). Counsel for the respondent-State referred to the coordinate Bench's order dated 21.5.2025 in COCP No.1789 of 2025 ('Ramkaran and others vs. Anurag Rastogi and others'), whereby that petition had been disposed of on the State's statement that revised pension in terms of the revision carried out in pursuance of the order dated 03.8.2023 would be paid from the date the stay was granted therein (21.2.2025), arrears within three weeks, subject to further orders in CWP4971-2025, such payments not to be construed as an estoppel against the respondents from opposing the writ petition. State counsel undertook that necessary compliance with the said order dated 21.5.2025 would be made within three weeks. The petitioners accordingly did not press the present petition. DISMISSED AS NOT PRESSED; liberty granted to revive the contempt petition if the undertaking is not complied with; rule discharged; pending applications disposed of.

COCP-1742-2026 (O & M)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

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COCP No.1742 of 2026 (O & M) Date of decision :-20.04.2026

Nasib Singh and others

…..Petitioners

Versus

Anurag Rastogi, Chief Secretary, Haryana and others

…..Respondents

CORAM:- HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NIDHI GUPTA

Present:Mr. Ranjit Singh Kalra, Advocate for the petitioners.

Mr. Chirag Wadhwa, DAG, H aryana.

NIDHI GUPTA J. (Oral)

Learned counsel for the pet i tioner submits that contempt proceedi n gs be initiated against the respondent(s) for not complying the interim order dated 19.1.2026 (An n exure P-1) passed by a coordinate B ench of this Court in CWP N o .1018 of 2026, vide which, while iss u ing notice of motion, the mat t er was ordered to be heard alongwit h CWP-23822-2024 and meanwhile respondents were restraine d from taking any action regardi n g refixation of pay pursuant to the im p ugned orders, dated 10.9.2024 a nd 24.9.2024 (Annexures P- 21 and P - 27) respectively.

Learned counsel for the re s pondent-State refers to the order dat e d 21.5.2025 passed by co-ord i nate Bench of this Court in COCP N o .1789 of 2025 titled as “Ram k aran and others vs. Anurag

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Rastogi a nd others” whereby the petition was disposed of on the statemen t made by learned counsel for the State to the effect that “….the p etitioner soule be paid the rev i sed pension in terms of the revision c arried out in pursuance of the order dated 03.8.2023 from the date t he stay was granted in the pr e sent case i.e. 21.2.2025 and the same would be done subject to the fu r ther orders passed in CWP4971-20 2 5. It is submitted that the arre a rs on the said account would be releas e d within a period of three wee k s from today. It is however submitte d that the release of the said a m ount and the payment every month in pursuance of the orders dat e d 03.8.2023 should not be construe d as an estoppels against the re s pondents from opposing the writ petit i on.” Learned counsel for the S tate undertakes that in terms of the s aid order dated 21.5.2025, referred above, necessary complian c e would be made within three w eeks from today.

In view of the above, learn e d counsel for the petitioners does not p ress the present petition any fu r ther.

Dismissed as not pressed.

Liberty is granted to th e petitioners to revive the contempt petition in case the abovesaid undertaking is not complied with by t h e respondents.

Rule stands discharged.

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

April 20, 2026 ( NIDHI GUPTA ) Vijay Asija JUDGE

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

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