COCP-3860-2024 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 216 COCP-3860-2024 (O&M) Date of Decision: 02.09.2025 Som Nath ......Petitioner Vs. Atul J. Sirsikar, IFS and others .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUDEEPTI SHARMA Present: Mr. S.K. Verma, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Harish Nain, AAG, Haryana **** SUDEEPTI SHARMA J. (Oral) 1. The present contempt petition has been filed for deliberate and intentional disobedience of order dated 13.03.2024 passed by this Court in CWP-6993-2021. 2. The relevant portion of order dated 13.03.2024 passed by this Court in CWP-6993-2021, is reproduced as under:- “43. In view of the above, the writ petitions are disposed of in the terms and conditions mentioned herein before. Let the respondent-State pass appropriate speaking order as directed herein before. In case, any of the petitioner is found entitled for regularization/ retrospective regularization of services from the date employees junior to him/her has been regularized, they will be granted the said date of regularization otherwise due reasons be mentioned in the speaking order keeping SAHIL 2025.09.04 21:13 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment. COCP-3860-2024 (O&M) -2- in mind the directions given by the Court herein before so as to decide the eligibility of each petitioners qua their respective claims. Further in case any of the petitioners is found entitled for regularization of his services retrospectively the said benefit shall be given notionally, no arrears will be granted to the petitioners up to the date of filing of the respective petitions. The petitioners will be entitled for fixing of their salaries from the date of regularization notionally and the arrears will only be extended from the date of filing of their respective petitions before this Court and if any of the petitioners has already retired, his/her pensionary benefits will also be fixed/revised and arrears will also be extended from the date of filing the petition by the said petitioner.” 3. Learned counsel for the respondent submits that in compliance of order dated 13.03.2024, compliance affidavit of Kulvinder Singh, IFS, Divisional Forest Officer, Kurukshetra dated 13.11.2024 along with Annexure R/1, has been filed. He further submits that in compliance of order dated 13.03.2024, a speaking order dated 12.11.2024 has been passed. 4. The relevant portion of compliance affidavit of Kulvinder Singh, IFS, Divisional Forest Officer, Kurukshetra, filed on 12.11.2024, is reproduced as under:- “3. That in compliance of order dated 13.03.2024 passed in CWP No. 21397 of 2020, the case of the petitioner (Som Nath) has been considered as per regularisation policy of 2003 and the petitioners is not found entitled for regularisation as per regularisation policy of 2003. In this regard, speaking orders has been issued vide order no 68 dated 12/11/2024. The copy of the speaking order is annexed as Annexure A-1. The said SAHIL 2025.09.04 21:13 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment. COCP-3860-2024 (O&M) -3- speaking orders is submitted in the Hon'ble High Court on 13.11.2024 in compliance of the order dated 13.03.2024 in CWP No. 21397 of 2020. Therefore the compliance of the order dated 13.03.2024 has been made” 4. A perusal of the above shows that order dated 13.03.2024 passed by this Court in CWP-6993-2021, has been complied with by passing speaking order dated 12.11.2024. This fact is not disputed by learned counsel for the petitioners. 5. In view of the above, the contempt is purged and rule is discharged. 6. Pending application(s), if any, also stand disposed of. 7. Needless to say that the petitioner can avail the remedy as is available to him in accordance with law to challenge the speaking order dated 12.11.2024. (SUDEEPTI SHARMA) JUDGE September 02nd, 2025 Sahil Whether speaking/non-speaking : Yes/No Whether reportable : Yes/No SAHIL 2025.09.04 21:13 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment.