Chand Pal v. Dr. Chander Shakher Khare and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Punjab & Haryana High Court (Chandigarh) | COCP No.3118 of 2026 (O&M) | Chand Pal v. Dr. Chander Shekhar Khare (IAS) & Anr. | Harkesh Manuja, J. (oral) | Decided 10.07.2026 | Filed under Ss. 10 & 12, Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 over alleged wilful non-compliance of order dt. 09.03.2026 in CWP No. 6951 of 2026 directing respondent No.2 (Head, Screening Committee) to decide application dt. 15.01.2026 (Annexure P-12) within 3 months | Respondents undertook conclusive consideration within 2 weeks by speaking order, copy within 1 week thereafter | Dismissed as not pressed; Rule discharged | Revival permitted with conditional personal cost of Rs. 50,000/- payable to petitioner on first listing of revival application.
What did the court decide?
None substantive; dismissal as not pressed with Rule discharged, but liberty expressly reserved to the petitioner to seek revival of the contempt petition if the respondents fail to honour the undertaking, failing which the erring/concerned officer would be personally liable for costs of Rs.50,000/- payable to the petitioner on the first date of listing of the revival application.