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2025 DAILYLAW 108323 (PNJ)

CHANPREET SINGH v. MOHINDER SINGH SAINI CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF SOILS PB AND ANR

COCP/5079/2024 · 2025-01-28

Harkesh Manuja

Contempt Petitionbody2025

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168 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA CHANPREET SINGH MOHINDER SINGH SAINI AND ANR CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE Present: Ms. Amandeep Kaur, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Athar Ahmed, DAG, Punjab. HARKESH MANUJA Compliance affidavit of Ms. Amarbir Kaur Bhullar, Secretary, Subordinate Services Selection Board, Punjab has been filed on behalf of respondent No.2, the same is taken on record. Copy supplied. In addition, learned counsel for respondent on instructions from Mr. Umesh Kumar, Sr. Assistant O/o Chief Conservator of Soil, Sector 17, Chandigarh submits that the petitioner has already been offered appointment and is assigned posting at Office of Divis be made to join within a period of one week from today. In view of the aforesaid, learned counsel for the petitioner does not press the present petition. Dismissed as not pressed. Rule discharged. However, in aforementioned period, as per the undertaking, the petitioner would be at liberty to seek revival of the contempt petition and in that eventuality, the erring/concerned Officer would be liable to pay additional sum o as costs from his/her own pocket in favour of the petitioner towards litigation expenses, immediately, i.e. on the first date of listing of revival application. 28.01.2025 Tejwinder IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: CHANPREET SINGH Versus MOHINDER SINGH SAINI CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF SOILS PB HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARKESH MANUJA Ms. Amandeep Kaur, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Athar Ahmed, DAG, Punjab. **** HARKESH MANUJA, J. (ORAL) Compliance affidavit of Ms. Amarbir Kaur Bhullar, Secretary, Subordinate Services Selection Board, Punjab has been filed on behalf of respondent No.2, the same is taken on record. Copy supplied. In addition, learned counsel for respondent on instructions from Mr. Umesh Kumar, Sr. Assistant O/o Chief Conservator of Soil, Sector 17, Chandigarh submits that the petitioner has already been offered appointment and is assigned posting at Office of Divisional Soil Conservation and he shall be made to join within a period of one week from today. In view of the aforesaid, learned counsel for the petitioner does not press the present petition. Dismissed as not pressed. Rule discharged. However, in case the needful is not done within the aforementioned period, as per the undertaking, the petitioner would be at liberty to seek revival of the contempt petition and in that eventuality, the erring/concerned Officer would be liable to pay additional sum o as costs from his/her own pocket in favour of the petitioner towards litigation expenses, immediately, i.e. on the first date of listing of revival application. Whether speaking/reasoned Whether Reportable IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH COCP-5079-2024 Date of Decision: January 28, 2025 ........Petitioner CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF SOILS PB ........Respondents HARKESH MANUJA Ms. Amandeep Kaur, Advocate for the petitioner. Compliance affidavit of Ms. Amarbir Kaur Bhullar, Secretary, Subordinate Services Selection Board, Punjab has been filed on behalf of respondent No.2, the same is taken on record. In addition, learned counsel for respondent on instructions from Mr. Umesh Kumar, Sr. Assistant O/o Chief Conservator of Soil, Sector 17, Chandigarh submits that the petitioner has already been offered appointment ional Soil Conservation and he shall be made to join within a period of one week from today. In view of the aforesaid, learned counsel for the petitioner does case the needful is not done within the aforementioned period, as per the undertaking, the petitioner would be at liberty to seek revival of the contempt petition and in that eventuality, the erring/concerned Officer would be liable to pay additional sum of Rs.50,000/- as costs from his/her own pocket in favour of the petitioner towards litigation expenses, immediately, i.e. on the first date of listing of revival application. (HARKESH MANUJA) JUDGE Yes/No Yes/No 2024 January 28, 2025 Compliance affidavit of Ms. Amarbir Kaur Bhullar, Secretary, Subordinate Services Selection Board, Punjab has been filed on behalf of In addition, learned counsel for respondent on instructions from Mr. Umesh Kumar, Sr. Assistant O/o Chief Conservator of Soil, Sector 17, Chandigarh submits that the petitioner has already been offered appointment ional Soil Conservation and he shall In view of the aforesaid, learned counsel for the petitioner does case the needful is not done within the aforementioned period, as per the undertaking, the petitioner would be at liberty to seek revival of the contempt petition and in that eventuality, the - as costs from his/her own pocket in favour of the petitioner towards litigation TEJWINDER SINGH 2025.01.29 10:10 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document