IN TH 102 Daljit Kau Sh. KAP Chandigar CORAM: Present:- NIDHI GU violation of in CWP No Singh and has been petitioners’ Hon’ble Su 35796 of 20 COCP-5666-2025 (O & M) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJA AT CHANDIGAR COCP No.5666 o Date of decision it Kaur and others Versus P Sinha, Chief Secretary, P ndigarh and others AM:- HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NI Mr. Vishal Garg Narwana, Ad Mr. Khushwant Saharan, Adv Ms. Chetna Rao, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Manmeet Singh Teji, AAG Mr. Rajesh Bhandari, Deputy Excise & taxation Department Mr. Ramandeep Singh, Superi Branch, Head Office, Excise & HI GUPTA J. (Oral) The present contempt petitio tion of the interim order dated 23.12.2 P Nos.19963, 20943, 21385 and 207 h and others vs. State of Punjab and o been adjourned sine die with the ioners’ promotion would be subject t ’ble Supreme Court in Special Leave t 6 of 2012. 1 UNJAB AND HARYANA IGARH 5666 of 2025 (O & M) cision :-06.02.2026 …..Petitioners ry, Punjab Civil Secretariat, …..Respondents E NIDHI GUPTA na, Advocate with n, Advocate and i, AAG Punjab assisted by eputy Commissioner, Legal Cell, rtment, Mohali and Superintendent, Non-Gazetted xcise & Taxation, Patiala. petition has been filed alleging 3.12.2016 (Annexure P-1) passed d 20757 of 2014 titled as “Gurtej and others”, whereby the matter the undertaking that the writ bject to the final decision of the eave to Appeal (C) No(s).35793- VIJAY ASIJA 2026.02.11 09.09 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document petitioners aforesaid S with a dire obtained fr appointmen before this from recog of the ord promote pe pursuant to was being genuinenes employees. such emplo degrees of undertaken Commissio and Mr. R Head Offic in complia 03.11.2017 submits tha COCP-5666-2025 (O & M) It is inter alia submitted by ioners that vide order dated 03.11.2 said SLP had been disposed of by th a direction that the persons possessin d from deemed to be universities intment/promotion. It is submitted th re this Court, are persons whose degree recognized universities. However, th e order dated 03.11.2017 (Annexu ote persons with fake degrees. Learned counsel for the resp ant to the order dated 03.11.2017 (A being conducted by the respondent ineness of the technical degrees p oyees. Learned counsel for the State employees have been promoted and th ees of the persons so promoted is req rtaken, on instructions from Mr. missioner, Legal Cell, Excise & tax Mr. Ramandeep Singh, Superintende Office, Excise & Taxation, Patiala t mpliance with the order of the Hon 1.2017. Learned counsel for the pe its that he has no objection if an enqu 2 ted by learned counsel for the 03.11.2017 (Annexure P-4), the f by the Hon’ble Supreme Court ssessing fake degrees or degrees rsities would not be entitled for tted that the contempt petitioners degrees are genuine and obtained ver, the respondents in violation nnexure P-4) are continuing to e respondents-State submits that 017 (Annexure P-4), an enquiry ent-Department to verify the rees possessed by the various State further points out that 168 and therefore, verification of the is required to be verified. It is Mr. Rajesh Bhandari, Deputy & taxation Department, Mohali ntendent, Non-Gazetted Branch, tiala that all promotions shall be e Hon’ble Supreme Court dated the petitioners, on instructions, n enquiry is conducted, however, VIJAY ASIJA 2026.02.11 09.09 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document the persons should not contempt p petitioners per law. February 0 Vijay Asija Whether spea Whether Repo COCP-5666-2025 (O & M) ersons such as the petitioners, who p ld not suffer. In view of the facts ment empt petition is disposed of with the a ioners are at liberty to seek recourse to Rule stands discharged. Pending application(s), if any, uary 06, 2026 r speaking/reasoned Yes / No r Reportable Yes / No 3 who possessed genuine degrees, mentioned above, the present th the above observations and the urse to the appropriate remedy, as if any, shall stand(s) disposed of. ( NIDHI GUPTA ) JUDGE VIJAY ASIJA 2026.02.11 09.09 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document