COCP-5428-2024 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 214-4 COCP-5428-2024 (O&M) Date of Decision: August 28th, 2025 Jagdish Chander ......Petitioner Vs. Varun Singla .....Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUDEEPTI SHARMA Present: Mr. Shalender Mohan, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Harish Nain, AAG, Haryana **** SUDEEPTI SHARMA J. (Oral) 1. The present contempt petition has been filed for deliberate and intentional disobedience of order dated 08.05.2024 passed by this Court in CWP-14628-2016. 2. The relevant portion of order dated 08.05.2024 passed by this Court in in CWP-14628-2016, is reproduced as under:- “Keeping in view the abovesaid facts and circumstances and also the fact that the abovesaid detailed judgment has been passed by a Coordinate Bench of this Court during the pendency of the present writ petitions, this Court is of the opinion that the prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioners for reconsideration of the matter deserves to be accepted and accordingly, the present bunch of writ petitions are disposed of with the following directions:- SAHIL 2025.09.02 15:03 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment. COCP-5428-2024 (O&M) -2- i) It would be open to the petitioners to move individual representations to the competent authority of respondent No.1-State giving the details of the policies under which as per their cases, they are covered and also detailing all the relevant facts/policies or any other facts which they wish to detail in the same. ii) The competent authority of respondent No.1- State would consider the said representations, in accordance with law, within a period of six months from the date of receipt of the said representations and in case, the pleas raised by the petitioners are found to be meritorious, then, the competent authority would grant necessary relief, in accordance with law and in case, the competent authority is of the opinion that the pleas raised by the petitioners are not meritorious, then, a-speaking order rejecting the same be passed within a period of six months from the date of receipt of the said representations. iii) This Court has not opined on the merits of the cases and the competent authority of respondent No.1- State would take a decision on the said representations, independently, in accordance with law.” 3. Learned State counsel submits that in compliance of order dated 08.05.2024, compliance affidavit of Varun Singla, IPS, Superintendent of Police, Kurukshetra, dated 04.03.2025 along with Annexure R/1, has been SAHIL 2025.09.02 15:03 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment. COCP-5428-2024 (O&M) -3- filed. He further submits that in compliance of order dated 29.08.2024, a speaking order dated 03.03.2025 has been passed. 4. The relevant portion of compliance affidavit of Varun Singla, IPS, Superintendent of Police, Kurukshetra, filed on 04.03.2025, is reproduced as under:- “3. That in compliance of the order dated 08.05.2024 in CWP No. 4361 of 2016 and 4362 of 2016, the representation dated 04.06.2024 and 11.06.2024 have been decided by the office of the Director General of Police Haryana, Panchkula vide order dated 03.03.2025. The copy of the speaking order dated 03.03.2025 is being enclosed herewith as Annexure R-1 for kind perusal of the Hon'ble Court.” 5. A perusal of the above shows that order dated 08.05.2024 passed by this Court in CWP-14628-2016, has been complied with. This fact is not disputed by learned counsel for the petitioner. 6. In view of the above, the contempt is purged and rule is discharged. 7. Pending application(s), if any, also stand disposed of. (SUDEEPTI SHARMA) JUDGE August 28th, 2025 Sahil Whether speaking/non-speaking : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No SAHIL 2025.09.02 15:03 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment.