High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCOCP/451/2016dismissed

Devender Kumar v. Anil Kumar Gupta

2017-04-21Mr. Justice S.P. Bangarh2 pages

COCP 451/2016

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH COCP 451/2016 Date of decision:21.04.2017.

Devender Kumar ..............Petitioner v.

Sh.Anil Kumar Gupta ..............Respondent Coram:

Hon'ble Mr.Justice Jaswant Singh Present:- Mr.SK Hooda,Advocate for the petitioner Mr.Sidharth Sanwaria,DAG Haryana Jaswant Singh,J,(Oral).

Petitioner, alongwith others filed CWP 9633/2015 challenging their reversion from the post of Ziledar vide order dated 28.11.2014. This Court vide order dated 8.10.2015 set aside the impugned order dated 28.11.2014. Further promotion order of the petitioners dated 8.8.2014 was restored entitling them to all consequential benefits flowing from such restoration. Respondents, were, however, given liberty to proceed against petitioners with regard to the their reversion but only after following the principles of natural justice and the procedure prescribed by applicable rules/laws. Now instant contempt petition has been filed alleging noncompliance of the order dated 8.10.2015 passed by this Court. Rajinder Parshad Joshi 2017.04.21 14:43 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

COCP 451/2016 Upon notice, reply by way of affidavit of Anil Kumar Gupta, Engineer-in-Chief, Irrigation and Water Resources Department, Haryana, Panchkula has been filed stating therein that in compliance of the order dated 8.10.2015 passed by this Court, matter was reconsidered after affording personal hearing to the petitioners, their claim stands rejected for the reasons given in the speaking order dated 23.8.2016(R-1). Thus, it is averred that order dated 8.10.2015 has been complied with in letter and spirit.

At the time of hearing,learned counsel for the petitioner concedes that in view of the speaking order (R-1) the instant contempt petition has become infructuous.

Dismissed as infructuous.

21.04.2017 (Jaswant Singh) joshi Judge Whether Speaking/reasoned Yes/No Whether Reportable Yes/No Rajinder Parshad Joshi 2017.04.21 14:43 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document