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COCP-2473-2025
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ***
COCP-2473-2025
Date of decision : 04.08.2025
Deepak Sethi
... Petitioner
Versus
Basant Garg, IAS and another
... Respondents
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS BAHL
Present: Mr.Luvraj Dhindsa, Advocate
for the petitioner.
Mr.Surya Kumar, AAG, Punjab.
VIKAS BAHL, J.(ORAL)
1.
This is a Contempt Petition under Section 12 of the Contempt of Court’s Act 1971 for punishing the respondents for willfully, deliberately, knowingly and intentionally violating the order of the Hon’ble Court dated 17.01.2025 passed in CWP-19427-2007 titled as “Deepak Sethi vs. State of Punjab and others”.
2.
Learned State counsel has produced the speaking order dated 15.07.2025 which is taken on record as Mark A. It is submitted that as per the said order, the present petitioner has been permitted to be covered under the Old Pension Scheme.
3.
Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the Davinder Kumar 2025.08.04 16:05 I attest the accuracy and authenticity of this order /
judgment
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amount which is to be deducted under the new pension scheme is still being deducted and no GPS number has been given as yet.
4.
Learned State counsel on the instructions of Mr.Gurpreet Singh, Superintendent, office of Directorate of Agriculture, Punjab, SAS Nagar, has submitted that necessary changes will have to be made in pursuance of the order dated 15.07.2025 and the same would take four weeks time and the necessary follow up action would be done in the said period.
5.
Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that in view of the statement made on behalf of the State, the present petition be disposed of as this stage.
6.
In view of the above, the present petition is disposed of at this stage.
(VIKAS BAHL)
JUDGE August 04, 2025. Davinder Kumar
Whether speaking / reasoned
Yes/No
Whether reportable
Yes/No Davinder Kumar 2025.08.04 16:05 I attest the accuracy and authenticity of this order /
judgment