Vineet Beniwal v. Depinder Singh & ORS

-1IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 12.01.2026 VINEET BENIWAL ..Petitioner

Versus

DEPINDER SINGH & ORS ..Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUDEEPTI SHARMA

Present:

Mr. Manish Soni, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Harish Nain, AAG, Haryana.

Mr. Sunil Kumar Nehra, Advocate for respondent No.4.

Mr. Mandeep K. Saajan, Advocate for respondent No.5.

Mr. Akashdeep Singh, Spl. P.P., CBI Mr. K.J.S. Bhullar, Advocate for respondent-CBI.

Mr. Ram Kumar Saini, Advocate Mr. Ankit Saini, Advocate for respondent No.9.

SUDEEPTI SHARMA, J. (Oral) 1.

The contempt petition has been filed for deliberate and intentional disobedience of order dated 02.11.2011 passed in CWP-87562010, whereby, general directions were issued by this Court in public interest litigation which are reproduced as under:- "(A) A reference has been made to Special Medical Board, PGIMS, Rohtak and SIT. We feel both these agencies shall continue working as nodal agency in coordination with each other. If any, complaint concerning the false and fictitious medical reports or

-2other related issue is received at any police station then the same be investigated with the help of SIT. The matter be referred to Special Medical Board, PGIMS, Rohtak for its opinion. The progress made by these agencies be filed in the form of status report by end of February 2012, which may be placed before this Court. A copy of the status report be also sent to the Director Prosecution, Haryana two weeks in advance. The Director Prosecution, Haryana shall also sent a status report by disclosing the stage of prosecution of all these cases concerning false, fabricated and procured medical reports and other related issues. It shall also include the status of any latest complaint and a status report be filed by the Director Prosecution, Haryana by end of February, 2012, which may be placed before this Court.

(B) In order to reveal and surface any other complaint, the respondent-State of Haryana through its Chief Secretary shall give wide publicity to the issue in print and electronic media. In that regard a notice be published in the print media inviting complaints of false, fabricated and procured medical reports and other related issues. The notice shall be issued in the print media by including the newspapers English daily `The Tribune', `Indian Express' and `Hindustan Times'. Likewise, Hindi daily `Punjab Kesari' and `Bhaskar'. In the electronic media also, such like information be telecast with the notice to general public inviting complaints concerning false, fabricated and procured medical reports. In that regard true channels having wide viewer ship, may be selected by the Chief Secretary, Haryana.

(C) The status report in respect of the disciplinary action taken against the Doctors and other staff be filed by the Financial Commissioner, Haryana and Principal Secretary, Department of Health and Welfare along with

-3stage of the disciplinary action. The needful shall be done by end of February, 2012.

(D) The petitioners and any other member of the public may move any other application concerning the subject matter of the present petition by moving before this Court. The Registry shall place the same before this Bench." 2.

Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that he moved a complaint, which is placed on record along with the present petition against the hospital, doctors and complainant for giving false and fictitious MLR and the same was not dealt with by the respondent due to which, he filed the present contempt petition.

3.

Various status reports were filed by the respondent in the present case.

4.

In compliance of order dated 02.11.2011, latest status report dated 19.11.2025 has been filed by Mr. Adarshdeep Singh, H.P.S., Deputy Superintendent of Police, Sirsa along with Annexure R-1 to R-3. 5.

A perusal of para 4 onwards of status report dated 19.11.2025 shows that order dated 02.11.2011 passed in CWP-8756-2010 has been complied with.

6.

In view of the same, the contempt is purged and rule is discharged.

7.

All the pending miscellaneous applications, if any, are also disposed of.

January 12th, 2026 (SUDEEPTI SHARMA) Ayub/Saahil JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes/No Whether reportable :

Yes/No