CWP-26467-2025 -1- 113 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-26467-2025(O&M) Date of decision : 08.09.2025 Ramphal Singh ....Petitioner Versus The District Judge Rohtak, Haryana and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GURVINDER SINGH GILL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPINDER SINGH NALWA Present: Mr. Ravinder Malik, Advocate for the petitioner. ***** GURVINDER SINGH GILL, J. (Oral) 1. The petitioner seeks issuance of a writ in the nature of Mandamus so as to direct respondent No.3 – District Bar Association, District Court, Rohtak, to refund an amount of Rs.3,50,000/- which he had deposited towards the cost of chamber constructed in the Court Complex. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is an Advocate and a member of District Bar Association Rohtak and had been allotted chamber No.673, in respect of which he had deposited an amount of Rs.3,50,000/- with the District Bar Association Rohtak, as per the detail given in Annexure P-4. It has been submitted that somehow the District Bar Association, Rohtak, has not handed over its possession to the petitioner and rather has been given to somebody else. It has been submitted that, under these circumstances, when the chamber has not even been handed over to the petitioner, he is entitled to refund of the amount which he had earlier deposited with the District Bar Association, Rohtak. DIWAKER GULATI 2025.09.09 11:02 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CWP-26467-2025 -2- 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that in identical circumstances, this Court had issued directions for refund of such like deposit made by some other Advocates. He has drawn attention of this Court to order dated 03.03.2021 (Annexure P-6) passed in CWP-6089- 2019 titled Deepak Sharma Advocate Vs. District Judge, Rohtak and others as well as order dated 06.12.2023 (Annexure P-7) passed in CWP- 23174-2021 titled Ravinder Singh Hooda Vs. The District Judge Rohtak and others. 4. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner, the instant petition is disposed off with a direction to respondent No.3 to consider the claim of the petitioner for refund of the amount of Rs.3,50,000/- in the light of orders dated 03.03.2021 and 06.12.2023 (Annexures P-6 and P-7, respectively) expeditiously preferably within a period of three weeks from today. A copy of this order be conveyed to respondent No.3 for necessary compliance along with copies of orders dated 03.03.2021 and 06.12.2023 (Annexures P-6 and P-7, respectively). 5. Pending miscellaneous application(s), if any, shall stand disposed off. (GURVINDER SINGH GILL) JUDGE 08.09.2025 (DEEPINDER SINGH NALWA) d.gulati JUDGE Whether speaking / reasoned : Yes No Whether Reportable : Yes No DIWAKER GULATI 2025.09.09 11:02 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document