CM-11467-CII-2025 IN/AND COCP-1267-2025 (O&M) -1- 214 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CM-11467-CII-2025 IN/AND COCP-1267-2025 (O&M) Date of Decision: 21.08.2025 Kavita Gupta and others ......Petitioners Vs. Jitender Dahiya and another ......Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUDEEPTI SHARMA Present : Mr. Nishant Sindhu, Advocate, and Dr. Maha Singh Sindhu, Advocate, for the applicants/petitioners. Mr. Ram Karan Sharma, DAG, Haryana, for the respondents. **** SUDEEPTI SHARMA J. (ORAL) CM-11467-CII-2025 1. The present application has been filed seeking restoration of the main petition i.e. COCP-1267-2025, which was dismissed as not pressed by the learned counsel for the petitioners, vide order dated 04.04.2025 passed by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court. 2. For the reasons mentioned in the application, which is duly supported by an affidavit, the same is allowed and the main petition i.e. COCP-1267-2025, is ordered to be restored to its original number and is taken on Board today itself. VIRENDRA SINGH ADHIKARI 2025.08.22 11:02 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CM-11467-CII-2025 IN/AND COCP-1267-2025 (O&M) -2- COCP-1267-2025 (O&M) 1. The present contempt petition has been filed for deliberate and intentional disobedience of order dated 16.10.2024 passed by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in CWP-27654-2024. 2. Vide order dated 16.10.2024, the following direction was issued by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in CWP-27654-2024:- “5. In view thereof, without going into merits of the case, the petition is disposed of with a direction to the third respondent-Director, Secondary Education, Haryana, to consider and decide the pending representation, dated 12.08.2024, by passing a speaking order in accordance with law, within a period of three months from the date of receiving a certified copy of this order. 6. In case the order is not passed within the stipulated period, the officer concerned shall pay costs of Rs.50,000 to the petitioners.” 3. Learned counsel for the respondents contends that in compliance of order dated 16.10.2024 passed by learned Single Bench, representation/legal notice submitted by the petitioners has been decided by the Director Secondary Education, Haryana, Panchkula, vide its speaking order dated 11.03.2025. The said order dated 11.03.2025 is taken on record and a copy thereof has been supplied to the learned counsel for the petitioners, who does not dispute the same. 4. In view of the above, the present contempt is purged and rule is VIRENDRA SINGH ADHIKARI 2025.08.22 11:02 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CM-11467-CII-2025 IN/AND COCP-1267-2025 (O&M) -3- discharged. Needless to say that if the petitioners are aggrieved with the order dated 11.03.2025, they can avail the remedy as is available to them, in accordance with law. 5. Pending application(s), if any, also stand disposed of. (SUDEEPTI SHARMA) JUDGE 21.08.2025 Virender Whether speaking/non-speaking : Yes Whether reportable : Yes/No VIRENDRA SINGH ADHIKARI 2025.08.22 11:02 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document