-1- 10 10 10 104+230 4+230 4+230 4+230 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 CM CM CM CM----15975 15975 15975 15975----CII CII CII CII----2025 IN/AND 2025 IN/AND 2025 IN/AND 2025 IN/AND COCP COCP COCP COCP----3454 3454 3454 3454----20 20 20 2022225555 (O&M) (O&M) (O&M) (O&M) Date of decision : Date of decision : Date of decision : Date of decision : 20 20 20 20.08 .08 .08 .08.2025 .2025 .2025 .2025 Baljinder Singh and others ...Petitioners Versus Senu Duggal and another ...Respondents CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE HARPREET KAUR JEEWAN HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE HARPREET KAUR JEEWAN HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE HARPREET KAUR JEEWAN HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE HARPREET KAUR JEEWAN Present: Ms. Ekta Thakur, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. Balwinder Singh, AAG, Punjab. HARPREET KAUR JEEWAN HARPREET KAUR JEEWAN HARPREET KAUR JEEWAN HARPREET KAUR JEEWAN, J. , J. , J. , J. (Oral) (Oral) (Oral) (Oral) CM CM CM CM----15975 15975 15975 15975----CII CII CII CII----2025 2025 2025 2025 1. Application for placing on record compliance affidavit on behalf of respondent No.2 is allowed as prayed for, subject to all just exceptions. Main case Main case Main case Main case 2. The instant petition has been filed for initiation of contempt proceedings against the respondent for willfully disobeying the directions passed by this Court vide order dated 08.04.2025 (Annexure P-1), passed in CWP-5996-1999. 3. As per order dated 08.04.2025, the following direction was issued:- “12. Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the present case, the present writ petition is allowed the present writ petition is allowed the present writ petition is allowed the present writ petition is allowed with the direction to the respondents to consider the claim of the petitioners for regularization of their services keeping in ATUL SETHI 2025.08.22 17:21 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Chandigarh -2- view the observation made by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in Prem Singh’s case Prem Singh’s case Prem Singh’s case Prem Singh’s case ((((supra) and Jaggo’s case (supra) supra) and Jaggo’s case (supra) supra) and Jaggo’s case (supra) supra) and Jaggo’s case (supra) and if the claim is covered, relief be granted.” 4. It is the case of the petitioners that though speaking order dated 30.06.2025 (Annexure P-3) has been passed but claim of the petitioners has been rejected. 5. Respondent No.2 has filed reply by way of affidavit dated 04.08.2025 of Prabhat Garg, Manager, Punjab Financial Corporation, Chandigarh, wherein, it is held that case of the petitioners has been considered. Relevant portion of the same is as under:- “8. That as per the above iterated operational part of the judgment, direction was issued to consider the claim of the petitioners and if the claim was covered the relief was to be granted. In compliance of the said directions, claim of the petitioners in view of the judgments in Prem Singh v. State of Uttar Predesh & others (SLP(C) No.4371 of 2011) as well as Jaggo v. Union of India & others (SLP(C) No.5580 of 2024) was considered by the department at length, when the facts of the petitioners claim were applied to the said judgments passed by the Hon’ble Apex Court it was found that the claim was not covered.” 6. Learned counsel for the petitioners does not wish to file rejoinder to the compliance affidavit filed on behalf of respondent No.2. 7. The legality of the speaking order dated 30.06.2025 passed by the respondents cannot be considered in the present petition. 8. As such, the present petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner avail alternate remedy, as per law. 9. Rule stands discharged. ATUL SETHI 2025.08.22 17:21 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Chandigarh -3- 10. Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand disposed of. 20 20 20 20.08 .08 .08 .08.2025 .2025 .2025 .2025 [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 ATUL SETHI 2025.08.22 17:21 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document Chandigarh