IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA 103 Satnam Singh Ganesh Kumar, Executive CORAM: Present:- NIDHI GUPTA J. (Oral) CM-7020 COCP-1745 proceedings against the respondent for not complying dated 16.10.2007 this Court in petitioner that directions this Court directing the competent authority to consider the case of the petitioner and make the payment within three months complied with till date. COCP-1745-2025 (O & M) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH COCP No.1745 of 2025 Date of decision : Satnam Singh Versus Ganesh Kumar, Executive Engineer CORAM:- HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NIDHI GUPTA Mr. Geeteshwar Saini, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Manmeet Singh Teji, AAG Punjab assisted by Shri Vishal Mehta, Executive Engineer, Madhopur Canal Division, Gurdaspur. NIDHI GUPTA J. (Oral) 7020-CII-2025 Allowed as prayed for. 1745-2025 Prayer in this petition is for initiation of contempt proceedings against the respondent for not complying 16.10.2007 (Annexure P-1) passed by a co this Court in CM No.10611-2007 in CWP No.11877 of 2003 It is inter alia submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that directions dated 16.10.2007 (Annexure P this Court directing the competent authority to consider the case of the petitioner and make the payment within three months complied with till date. 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 1745 of 2025 (O & M) Date of decision :-01.07.2025 …..Petitioner …..Respondent HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NIDHI GUPTA Geeteshwar Saini, Advocate Mr. Manmeet Singh Teji, AAG Punjab assisted by Shri Vishal Mehta, Executive Engineer, Madhopur Canal Division, Gurdaspur. Prayer in this petition is for initiation of contempt proceedings against the respondent for not complying with the order 1) passed by a co-ordinate Bench of 2007 in CWP No.11877 of 2003. submitted by learned counsel for the dated 16.10.2007 (Annexure P-1) passed by this Court directing the competent authority to consider the case of the petitioner and make the payment within three months, has not been VIJAY ASIJA 2025.07.08 11.51 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document the year 2007 the contem counsel for the petitioner submits that the Legal Notice dated 31.8.2023 (Annexure P authority in the year 2023. payment for the period from 01.4.2017 till 30.09.2023 amounting to Rs.62,400/ the District Treasury learned counsel for the State on instructions be released to the petitioner within one week from today. Learned State counsel further submits that as regards the remaining payment from 2023 till date, the same shall be released to the petitioner within six weeks from today. the statement made by learned counsel for the State, the present petition may be July 01, 202 Vijay Asija Whether speaking/reasoned Yes / No Whether Reportable Yes / No COCP-1745-2025 (O & M) On a Court query as to why against the order passed in the year 2007 the contempt is being filed in the year 2025, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the Legal Notice dated 31.8.2023 (Annexure P-2) was sent by the petitioner to the competent authority in the year 2023. Learned counsel for the respondent payment for the period from 01.4.2017 till 30.09.2023 amounting to Rs.62,400/- already stands deposited by the respondent authority in the District Treasury vide challan dated 25.4.2025. It is submitted by learned counsel for the State on instructions be released to the petitioner within one week from today. Learned State counsel further submits that as regards the remaining payment from 2023 till date, the same shall be released to the petitioner within six weeks from today. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in view of the statement made by learned counsel for the State, the present petition may be disposed of. Ordered accordingly. Rule stands discharged. Pending application(s), if any, shall stands disp , 2025 Whether speaking/reasoned Yes / No Whether Reportable Yes / No 2 On a Court query as to why against the order passed in pt is being filed in the year 2025, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the Legal Notice dated 2) was sent by the petitioner to the competent Learned counsel for the respondent-State submits that payment for the period from 01.4.2017 till 30.09.2023 amounting to already stands deposited by the respondent authority in vide challan dated 25.4.2025. It is submitted by learned counsel for the State on instructions that the said amount will be released to the petitioner within one week from today. Learned State counsel further submits that as regards the remaining payment from 2023 till date, the same shall be released to the petitioner within Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in view of the statement made by learned counsel for the State, the present Pending application(s), if any, shall stands disposed of. ( NIDHI GUPTA ) JUDGE VIJAY ASIJA 2025.07.08 11.51 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document