COCP-570 IN THE HI 111 Rajender Sin Sh. Anurag R CORAM: H Present: - NIDHI GUP 1. violation of Court in CW vs. State of 2. submits that duly complie has been pas 570-2026 -1- E HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND H COCP Date o der Singh Yadav and others Versus urag Rastogi and others M: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NIDH Mr. RA Sheoran, Advocate for Mr. Naveen Kumar, Addl. A.G. I GUPTA, J. (ORAL) The present contempt petitio on of order dated 02.12.2025 (Annex CWP-35840-2025, titled as ‘Rajen te of Haryana and others’ whereby it w “xxx xxx 5. Without commenting upo respondent No. 2-Additional Ch Haryana, Department of Dev directed to decide the lega (Annexure P-10) by passing period of 8 weeks from today order will be supplied to the thereafter.” At the very outset, learned cou ts that the Writ Court order dated 02.1 omplied with, as Speaking Order date en passed by the respondents and han ND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH COCP-570-2026 Date of Decision: 09.04.2026 .… Petitioners .... Respondents NIDHI GUPTA te for the petitioners. l. A.G., Haryana. petition has been filed alleging (Annexure P-1) passed by the Writ Rajender Singh Yadav and others it was directed as under:- xxx upon the merits of the case, the al Chief Secretary, Government of Development and Panchayat is legal notice dated 18.09.2025 ing a speaking order, within a day and a copy of said speaking the petitioners within one week ed counsel for the respondent-State 02.12.2025 (Annexure P-1) stands er dated 25.03.2026 (Annexure R-1) d handed over in Court compliance ging Writ he of is a ng ek tate ands 1) ance RISHU KATARIA 2026.04.10 13:16 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment. COCP-570 report dated Commission Panchayats D 3. petitioners, w order dated respondents Speaking O submits that the petitione Memorandum persons as th basis of sele benefit. 4. 5. petitioner as dated 02.12 direction wa passing a Sp P-1), it is no 570-2026 -2- dated 06.04.2026 by way of affi issioner and Secretary, Government o ayats Department, Haryana, which is t A copy thereof, has been suppl , who after going through the sam ed 02.12.2025 (Annexure P-1) has n dents have wrongly rejected the case ing Order dated 25.03.2026 (Annex ts that it was incumbent upon the resp titioners, keeping in view the Old Pe randum dated 08.05.2023 whereby s as the petitioners who had joined th of selection process finalized in 1999 h Heard. There is no merit to the submi ner as per observations made in para 02.12.2025 (Annexure P-1) repro on was issued only to decide the lega g a Speaking order. Further, in para N t is noted as follows:- “2. Learned counsel for the be satisfied in case a di respondent/State to decide the (Annexure P-10). f affidavit of Dr. Saket Kumar, ment of Haryana, Development and is taken on record. supplied to learned counsel for the he same submits that the Writ Court ) has not been complied with as, the e case of the petitioners by passing (Annexure R-1). Learned counsel e respondents to decide the case of Old Pension Scheme as per Office ereby the other similarly situate ined the post on 31.01.2007 on the 1999 have already been granted the submissions of learned counsel for para No. 5 of the Writ Court order reproduced above, whereby the he legal notice dated 18.09.2025 by para No. 2 of the order (Annexure the petitioners submits that he will direction be issued to the the legal notice dated 18.09.2025 mar, and r the ourt he sing nsel e of ffice uate the the l for rder the 5 by xure ill he 25 RISHU KATARIA 2026.04.10 13:16 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment. COCP-570 6. to be passed 7. Speaking Or law. 8. 9. 09.04.2026 rishu 570-2026 -3- In view of the facts noted abov assed in the present petition; and the s The petitioners would be at libe ing Order dated 25.03.2026 (Annexu Rule stands discharged. Pending application(s), if any, s 2026 Whether speaking/reasoned Whether Reportable above, no further order is required d the same stands dismissed. at liberty to challenge the aforesaid nnexure R-1), in accordance with any, shall also stand disposed of. ( NIDHI GUPTA ) JUDGE ned Yes/No Yes/No ired said with RISHU KATARIA 2026.04.10 13:16 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment.