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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
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COCP-2601-2023 (O&M)
Date of decision: 10.09.2025
Hardeep Singh
…Petitioner V/s Navdeep Singh Virk and others
…Respondents
CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM AGGARWAL Present: Mr. Dheeraj Narula, Advocate, for the petitioner.
Mr. Anuj Garg, DAG, Haryana.
*** VIKRAM AGGARWAL, J (ORAL)
CWP-29360-2022 was disposed of vide order dated 20.12.2022 and following directions were issued:-
“6. Without commenting on the merits of the case, the instant writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to look into the pending legal notice dated 05.08.2022 (Annexure P-5) of the petitioner and pass an administrative order, in accordance with law.
7. Let the needful be within a period of two months from today.”
2.
Alleging disobedience of the said order, the instant contempt petition has been instituted.
3.
Compliance report by Sh. Shantanu Sharma, Deputy Commissioner, Sirsa has been filed in the Court. Para 5 thereof, reads as under:-
“5. That in compliance of the directions passed by the Hon'ble High Court on dated 20.12.2022, the competent authority ie office of SDO (Civil), Kalanwali (Sirsa) requested the Accountant General, Haryana vide letter No 1049/BC dated 26.02.2024 to release the amount of commutation of pension to the petitioner-retiree. The commutation of pension case was delayed because the official did not put the signature or the family photo not affixed by him. In this regard, the Principal Accountant General (A&E) Haryana has released the amount of commutation of pension to the concerned employee @ Rs. 495292/- vide File ID 20521557 PEN-R1/1 VIKAS CHANDER 2025.09.11 17.21 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document
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dated 09.04.2024 as he claimed in COCP. All other benefits as such Leave encashment amounting to Rs. 298350/- was paid on 20.07.2021, GIS amounting to Rs. 30898/- was paid on 20.09.2021, gratuity amounting to Rs. 492278/- was paid on 22.10.2021, arrear of leave encashment Rs. 10200/- was paid on 13.12.2022 and commutation of pension amounting to Rs. 485092/-, deducting an amount of Rs. 10200/- Rs. 5100/- for two months as commuted portion of pension, was paid on 12.09.2024 to the petitioner because he went in Sub Treasury Office, Kalanwali only on 12.09.2024 for signing the documents which is mandatory and on the same day the payment was released after completing the requisite official formalities.”
4.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in view of the same, at this stage, no grievance subsists and that at a subsequent stage, if any grievance arises, he shall file an application for revival of the present contempt petition.
5.
In view of the statement given by learned counsel for the petitioner, no further orders are required to be passed by this Court.
6.
The contempt petition is accordingly disposed of. Rule stands discharged.
Pending application(s), if any, shall also stand disposed of.
(VIKRAM AGGARWAL)
JUDGE September 10, 2025 vcgarg
Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No
Whether reportable
: Yes/No VIKAS CHANDER 2025.09.11 17.21 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document