Research › Search › Judgment

High Court of Punjab and Haryana · body

2025 DAILYLAW 93304 (PNJ)

NAVEEN KUMAR SAXENA v. RAJIV RATTAN, IAS, AND ANOTHER

COCP/3189/2023 · 2025-08-06

Nidhi Gupta

body2025

Judgment text

Extracted from the PDF above. The PDF is authoritative.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA 206 Naveen Kumar Saxena Rajiv Rattan, Higher Education, Haryana, Shiksha Sadan, Sector and another CORAM: Present:- NIDHI GUPTA J. (Oral) proceedings against the respondent(s) for not complying the order dated of this Court in others vs. State of Haryana and others” whereby while issuing notice of motion, following direction was passed : COCP-3189-2023 (O & M) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH COCP No.3189 of 2023 Date of decision : Naveen Kumar Saxena Versus Rajiv Rattan, IAS, Director Higher Education, Department of Higher Education, Haryana, Shiksha Sadan, Sector and another CORAM:- HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NIDHI GUPTA Dr. Naresh Kaushik, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Priyavrat Parashar, AAG, Haryana NIDHI GUPTA J. (Oral) Prayer in this petition is for initiation of contempt proceedings against the respondent(s) for not complying the order dated 26.5.2023 (Annexure P-1) passed by a co of this Court in CWP-11653-2023 titled as “ others vs. State of Haryana and others” whereby while issuing notice of motion, following direction was passed : “…Therefore, till further orders, there shall be stay of operation of such requirements as specifie in the Memo dated 13.5.2023, amending the Policy guidelines dated 04.3.2020.” 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 3189 of 2023 (O & M) Date of decision :-06.08.2025 …..Petitioner IAS, Director Higher Education, Department of Higher Education, Haryana, Shiksha Sadan, Sector-5, Panchkula …..Respondents HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NIDHI GUPTA Dr. Naresh Kaushik, Advocate Parashar, AAG, Haryana. Prayer in this petition is for initiation of contempt proceedings against the respondent(s) for not complying the interim 1) passed by a co-ordinate Bench titled as “Mahesh Kumar and others vs. State of Haryana and others” whereby while issuing notice of motion, following direction was passed :- “…Therefore, till further orders, there shall be stay of operation of such requirements as specified in the Memo dated 13.5.2023, amending the Policy guidelines dated 04.3.2020.” VIJAY ASIJA 2025.08.07 18.40 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document affidavit of Shri Rajiv Rattan, Director General Higher Education, Haryana, Panchkula has already been filed in the Registry, which is annexed with the file. The same is taken on record. supplied to learned counsel for the petitioner(s). Registry to tag/paginate the same at appropriate place in the paper the order dated 26.5.2023 (Annexure P respondents as the petitioner had been relieved vide order dated 08.7.2023 (Annexure P counsel for the petitioner that vide subsequent order dated 24.1.2024 (Annexure R that necessary compliance has been made, while passing a speaking order dated 24.1.2024 (Annexure R thus, no cause survives in the present petition. passed in the present petition, the same is August 06 Vijay Asija Whether speaking/reasoned Yes / No Whether Reportable Yes / No COCP-3189-2023 (O & M) The Compliance Report dated 29.2.2024 by way of affidavit of Shri Rajiv Rattan, Director General Higher Education, Haryana, Panchkula has already been filed in the Registry, which is annexed with the file. The same is taken on record. ied to learned counsel for the petitioner(s). Registry to tag/paginate the same at appropriate place in the paper It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the order dated 26.5.2023 (Annexure P- nts as the petitioner had been relieved vide order dated 08.7.2023 (Annexure P-2). It is, however, admitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that vide subsequent order dated 24.1.2024 (Annexure R-1) the petitioner has been re Learned counsel for the respondent that necessary compliance has been made, while passing a speaking order dated 24.1.2024 (Annexure R-1) by the respondent thus, no cause survives in the present petition. In view of the above, no further orders are required to be passed in the present petition, the same is Rule stands discharged. Pending application(s), if any, shall stands disposed of. 6, 2025 Whether speaking/reasoned Yes / No Whether Reportable Yes / No 2 The Compliance Report dated 29.2.2024 by way of affidavit of Shri Rajiv Rattan, Director General Higher Education, Haryana, Panchkula has already been filed in the Registry, which is annexed with the file. The same is taken on record. Copy thereof is ied to learned counsel for the petitioner(s). Registry to tag/paginate the same at appropriate place in the paper-book. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that -1) has been violated by the nts as the petitioner had been relieved vide order dated 2). It is, however, admitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that vide subsequent order dated 24.1.2024 1) the petitioner has been re-adjusted, as desired. Learned counsel for the respondent-State also submits that necessary compliance has been made, while passing a speaking 1) by the respondent-authority; thus, no cause survives in the present petition. , no further orders are required to be passed in the present petition, the same is disposed of accordingly. Pending application(s), if any, shall stands disposed of. ( NIDHI GUPTA ) JUDGE VIJAY ASIJA 2025.08.07 18.40 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document