COCP-3584-2025 (O&M) -1- 223+105 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH COCP-3584-2025 (O&M) Date of decision: 02.09.2025 RAJENDER KUMAR MEHTA AND ANR ..Petitioners Versus MR AMIT KHATRI (IAS) ..Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUDEEPTI SHARMA Present: Mr. Dinesh Kumar Dakoria, Advocate for the petitioner (through v.c.). Mr. Ram Karan Sharma, DAG, Haryana. SUDEEPTI SHARMA , J. (Oral) 1. The contempt petition has been filed for deliberate and intentional disobedience of order dated 03.04.2025 passed by this Court in CWP-9431-2025. 2. The relevant para of order dated 03.04.2025, is reproduced as under:- “5. Without commenting on merits of the case, the petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent No.2 to consider pending representation (Annexure P-14) of the petitioners and pass an appropriate reasoned order, in accordance with law, preferably within a period of 04 weeks from the date of receipt of copy/production of this order. If required, respondent No.2 shall give a personal hearing to the petitioners.” 3. Learned counsel for respondent-State contends that in compliance of order dated 03.04.2025, affidavit of Mr. Amit Khatri, Director MOHD AYUB 2025.09.03 15:28 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment. COCP-3584-2025 (O&M) -2- Town and Country Planning Haryana, dated 08.08.2025, has been filed along with speaking order dated 05.08.2025, which is attached as Annexure R-2. 4. The relevant paras of affidavit dated 08.08.2025, are reproduced as under:- “3. That it is further submitted that the order dated 03.04.2025 passed by this Hon'ble Court was received in the office of the answering deponent from petitioner vide e-mail dated 14.04.2025. Accordingly, the petitioners i.e. Sh. Rajinder Kumar Mehta (Petitioner), Resolution Professional of Ferrous Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd. & Newstone Realdevelopers Pvt. Ltd. (respondent no. 3 & 4 in writ petition no. 9431 of 2025) were provided an opportunities of hearing for 01.05.2025, 09.05.2025, 26.05.2025, 10.06.2025. 4. That an e-mail dated 12.06.2025 was received from the petitioner i.e. Sh. Rajender Kumar Mehta for providing the copy of written submissions of Newstone real Developers Pvt. Ltd. which has been provided on 04.07.2025. However, no comments have been received from the petitioner so far. The copy of email dated 12.06.2025 is attached as Annexure R-1. 5. That during the course of proceedings/office examination, contempt petition no. 3584 of 2025 titled as Rajender Kumar Mehta and Another V/s Amit Khatri, IAS has been filed before the Hon'ble Punjab and Haryana High Court as informed by Advocate General, Haryana vide mail alongwith memo dated 28.07.2025. The order dated 28.07.2025 passed by Hon'ble High Court are reproduced: “Notice of motion. On asking of the Court, Mr. Harish Nain, Assistant Advocate General, Haryana, accepts notice on MOHD AYUB 2025.09.03 15:28 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment. COCP-3584-2025 (O&M) -3- behalf of respondent-State. He seeks time to file compliance report. List on 11.08.2025.” 6. That it is submitted that in compliance of the order dated 03.04.2025 passed by this Hon'ble Court in the above said petition, the answering deponent after grant of various opportunities of personal hearings to the petitioner as well as to respondent no. 3 & 4 in writ petition no. 9431 of 2025 has passed a detailed speaking order on 05.08.2025 addressing the submissions made by the petitioner in his representation dated 15.01.2025. The copy of the speaking orders dated 05.08.2025 has been conveyed by the office of answering respondent to the petitioner as well as other concerned parties vide memo no. 30380 dated 06.08.2025 and vide e-mail dated 06.08.2025. The copy of speaking orders for kind perusal of this Hon'ble High Court is annexed as Annexure R-2.” 5. A perusal of speaking order dated 05.08.2025, shows that order dated 03.04.2025 passed by this Court in CWP-9431-2025, has been complied with. This fact is not disputed by learned counsel for the petitioner. 6. In view of the above, contempt is purged and rule is discharged. 7. Needless to say that the petitioner can avail the remedy as is available to his in accordance with law to challenge the speaking order dated 05.08.2025. 8. Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, are also disposed of. September 02nd, 2025 (SUDEEPTI SHARMA) Ayub JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No MOHD AYUB 2025.09.03 15:28 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment.