Moti Ram And ANR. v. Satish Chandra And ORS.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH COCP-3026-2017 (O & M) Date of decision: 23.10.2017 Moti Ram and anr.

....Petitioner(s) V/s Satish Chandra and ors.

...Respondent(s)

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA

Present:

Ms. Shallie Mahajan, Advocate, for Mr. Sharwan Sehgal, Advocate, for the petitioner.

**** Rajan Gupta, J. (Oral) Notice of motion.

On the asking of the Court, Ms. Lavanya Paul, AAG, Punjab, present in court, accepts notice.

Petitioners allege violation of order passed by the writ court on April 03, 2017. Operative part thereof reads as under:- "I have heard learned counsel for the petitioners and without going into the merits of the case, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to decide the legal notice dated 16.01.2017 (Annexure P-4) by passing a speaking order in accordance with law within a period of three months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order." Learned State counsel, at the outset, submits that in case needful has not been done already, appropriate steps shall be taken forthwith, in any case, not later than one month.

Sukhpreet Kaur 2017.10.25 11:41 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

COCP-3026-2017 (O & M) ::2::

In view of statement made by learned State counsel, no further direction is necessary. In case, any fresh cause of action accrues to the petitioners to invoke contempt jurisdiction of the court, apart from initiating proceedings under the Act, it shall also impose exemplary costs, which shall be deducted from the salary of the officers responsible for delay/noncompliance. Disposed of.

(RAJAN GUPTA) October 23, 2017 JUDGE sukhpreet Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No Sukhpreet Kaur 2017.10.25 11:41 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document