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2025 DAILYLAW 15353 (PNJ)

MOHIT KUMAR AND ORS v. SANJEEV KAUSHAL AND OTHERS

COCP/270/2023 · 2025-09-23

Harpreet Kaur Jeewan

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104 104 104 104 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH AT CHANDIGARH AT CHANDIGARH AT CHANDIGARH COCP COCP COCP COCP----270 270 270 270----202 202 202 2023333 (O&M) (O&M) (O&M) (O&M) Date of decision : Date of decision : Date of decision : Date of decision : 23 23 23 23.09 .09 .09 .09.2025 .2025 .2025 .2025 Mohit Kumar and others ...Petitioners Versus Sanjeev Kaushal and others ...Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE HARPREET KAUR JEEWAN CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE HARPREET KAUR JEEWAN CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE HARPREET KAUR JEEWAN CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE HARPREET KAUR JEEWAN Present: Mr. S.K. Malik, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Sharad Aggarwal, Addl.A.G., Haryana. Mr. Piyush Bansal, Advocate, for respondent No.6. HARPREET KAUR JEEWAN, J. (Oral) HARPREET KAUR JEEWAN, J. (Oral) HARPREET KAUR JEEWAN, J. (Oral) HARPREET KAUR JEEWAN, J. (Oral) 1. The instant petition has been filed for initiation of contempt proceedings against the respondents for alleged non- compliance of the order dated 22.12.2022 (Annexure P-1), passed by the Writ Court in CWP-29837-2022. The writ petition was disposed of in view of the following undertaking on behalf of the respondents:- (i) the petitioners shall not be terminated before the expiry of the contractual period; and (ii) the pay of the petitioners shall not be reduced in view of the policy dated 30.06.2022. 2. Reply by way of affidavit dated 30.06.2023 of Mr. Sanjeev Kaushal, Chief Secretary, Haryana, on behalf of respondent Nos.1 & 2; affidavit dated 22.06.2023 of Ms. Neelam Madan, Deputy General Manager (Admn.), HKRNL on behalf of respondent No.3; and affidavit dated 19.06.2023 of Mr. Yash Pal, Director, Fire and ATUL SETHI 2025.09.25 09:55 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Chandigarh Emergency Services, Haryana on behalf of respondent No.4, already filed, are taken on record. Copies thereof supplied to the opposite counsel. Registry to tag the same at appropriate place. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that salary of the petitioners was reduced for a period from December 2022 to March 2023. 4. Per contra, learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondent No.6, while referring to the affidavit dated 06.07.2023 of respondent No.6, submits that said reduction was only on account of shifting of the portal from Municipal Corporation, Faridabad to the Fire and Emergency Services, Haryana, however, he undertakes that respondent No.6 shall release the arrears of difference of pay at the rate of Rs.11,130/- per month per employee w.e.f. December 2022 to March 2023, within a period of 01 months from today. 5. In view of the above undertaking, learned counsel for the petitioners seeks to withdraw the present petition, with liberty to seek revival of the same, in case of non-adherence of the aforesaid undertaking. 6. Dismissed as withdrawn with the liberty aforesaid. 7. Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand disposed of. 23 23 23 23.09 .09 .09 .09.2025 .2025 .2025 .2025 [HARPREET KAUR JEEWAN] [HARPREET KAUR JEEWAN] [HARPREET KAUR JEEWAN] [HARPREET KAUR JEEWAN] atulsethi JUDGE JUDGE JUDGE JUDGE Whether speaking / reasoned : Yes No Whether Reportable : Yes No ATUL SETHI 2025.09.25 09:55 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Chandigarh