COCP-4084-2025 and 1 other connected cases 109 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision : 19.08.2025 1. COCP-4084-2025 JAGDEV SINGH .....Petitioner Versus RAJIV KUMAR MEHTA AND OTHERS .....Respondents 2. COCP-4087-2025 IMRAN KHAN .....Petitioner Versus RAJIV KUMAR MEHTA AND OTHERS .....Respondents 3. COCP-4088-2025 KAMLESH .....Petitioner Versus RAJIV KUMAR MEHTA AND OTHERS .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PANKAJ JAIN Present : Ms. Savita Sisodia, Advocate for the petitioner(s). Mr. Akash Jain, Advocate and Mr. Sumeet Jain, Advocate for the respondents. PANKAJ JAIN, J. (ORAL) Petitioners herein allege wilful and deliberate disobedience of the order dated 25.01.2010 passed by Writ Court in CWP No.1083 of 1987. 2. The similar issue has already been dealt by this Court in ‘COCP-4025-2025 titled as ‘Rehana Begum vs. Rajiv Kumar Mehta and others’ decided on 13.08.2025, wherein it has been held as under: “xxx xxx xxx Deepak Kumar 2025.08.22 15:34 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document COCP-4084-2025 and 2 other connected cases 6. Petitioners claim that respondents disobeyed the order wilfully by initiating eviction proceedings against petitioners in 2019 without framing rehabilitation policy. Counsel wants to read order dated January 25, 2010 to the effect that mandate was issued to Administration to frame rehabilitation policy as a pre-requisite to evict petitioners. 7. The argument raised is misconceived. There is no such mandate as claimed. Direction was only to follow legal process. Counsel does not dispute that the petitioners have already invoked writ jurisdiction of this Court in which their possession has been protected. 8. That apart, eviction proceedings were initiated in 2019. Present contempt petitions have been filed in 2025. 9. Keeping in view the mandate of Section 20 of the Contempt of Courts Act, this Court finds that the present contempt petitions seeking action against the respondents for having wilfully disobeying the order dated 25.01.2010 are also hopelessly barred by time apart from being without merit. Resultantly, the same are dismissed. xxx xxx xxx” 3. Consequently, the present contempt petitions are dismissed in terms of COCP-4025-2025 titled as ‘Rehana Begum vs. Rajiv Kumar Mehta and others’ ibid. 4. A copy of this order be kept on the files of other connected cases. August 19, 2025 (Pankaj Jain) Dpr Judge Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No Deepak Kumar 2025.08.22 15:34 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document