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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----3187 3187 3187 3187----2025 (O&M) 2025 (O&M) 2025 (O&M) 2025 (O&M) Date of decision : Date of decision : Date of decision : Date of decision : 00003333.09 .09 .09 .09.2025 .2025 .2025 .2025
Jasveer Singh
...Petitioner
Versus
Dr. Karanjit Singh Gill
...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. Ashok Kumar Khunger, Advocate,
for the petitioner.
Mr. Balwinder Singh, AAG, Punjab.
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 respondent for alleged willful disobedience the order dated 04.02.2025 (Annexure P-1), passed by the Writ Court in CWP-1839-2025, whereby, the following directions were passed:-
“2. The instant writ petition is disposed of, with a direction upon respondent no.4, to take the inquiry report dated 26.11.2024 (Annexure P-7), to the logical end, with a reasonable time.”
2.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner had given a complaint (Annexure P-2) to the respondent- Chief Agriculture Officer, Sri Muktsar Sahib, wherein it is alleged that there is no person namely, Karanveer Singh son of Mithu Singh, who has been granted the benefit of supply of Spray Pump on subsidized rates in the year 2013-14 and wrong declaration has been given by Ex Sarpanch, Sehajpal Singh while obtaining the said benefit.
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3.
Reply already filed by way of affidavit dated 25.08.2025 of the respondent is taken on record. Copy thereof supplied to the opposite counsel. Registry to tag the same at appropriate place.
4.
Learned State counsel, on instructions from Mr. Karanjit Singh, Chief Agriculture Officer, Sri Muktsar Sahib, who is present in Court, submits that an inquiry was again conducted and it was found that there are no grounds to take legal action in the said complaint and this fact was also intimated to the petitioner vide letter No.1699 dated
04.03.2025. While referring to Annexure R-1 appended with the reply, it is further submitted that a committee was constituted by the Chief Agriculture Officer, Sri Muktsar Sahib, to investigate the facts of this case and it was found that the subsidized spray pump was obtained by said person in the name of his son-Karanvir Singh. It is also informed that said Karanvir Singh is the son of Sehajpal Singh and name of his grandfather is Mithu Singh.
5.
Since the inquiry has again been conducted and the directions in the order dated 04.02.2025 stand complied with, as such, nothing survives in the present petition and the same is accordingly
disposed of.
6.
Rule stands discharged.
7.
Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand
disposed of.
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[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
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