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High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCOCP/3100/2025disposed of

Napinder Singh v. Ajit Bala Ji Joshi Ias

2025-08-06Mrs. Justice Sudeepti Sharma2 pages

COCP-3100-2025 (O&M) -1IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH COCP-3100-2025 (O&M) Date of Decision: 06.08.2025 Napinder Singh ......Petitioner Vs.

Ajit Bala Ji Joshi IAS ......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUDEEPTI SHARMA Present :

Mr. Deepak Nayar, Advocate, for the petitioner.

Mr. Karunesh Kaushal, AAG, Punjab, for the respondent.

**** SUDEEPTI SHARMA J. (ORAL) 1.

The present contempt petition has been filed for deliberate and intentional disobedience of order dated 06.02.2024 passed by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in CWP-21959-2023. 2.

Vide order dated 06.02.2024, the following direction was issued by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court:- "Resultantly, the case is remanded back to the learned Financial Commissioner for decision afresh in accordance with law after hearing the parties and providing them due opportunity for placing on record the copy of regular inquiry. It is further directed that the learned Financial Commissioner would decide the appeal expeditiously preferably within three months from the date of receipt of copy of this order. Office is directed to send copy of this order to the respondent No.2 concerned forthwith who on receipt of the same will issue notice for appearance to both the parties."

VIRENDRA SINGH ADHIKARI 2025.08.08 11:06 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

COCP-3100-2025 (O&M) -23.

Learned counsel for the respondents contends that in compliance of order dated 06.02.2024 passed by learned Single Bench, appeal filed by the petitioner has been decided afresh by the Administrative Secretary to Government of Punjab, Department of Rural Development and Panchayats, vide its order dated 04.08.2025. The said order dated 04.08.2025 is taken on record and a copy thereof has been supplied to the learned counsel for the petitioner, who does not dispute the same. 4.

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

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Pending application(s), if any, also stand disposed of. (SUDEEPTI SHARMA) JUDGE 06.08.2025 Virender Whether speaking/non-speaking : Yes Whether reportable : Yes/No VIRENDRA SINGH ADHIKARI 2025.08.08 11:06 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document