205 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH COCP-476-2023 (O&M)

Date of decision: 28.01.2026 MANISHA ..Petitioner Versus VIRAT AND ANOTHER ..Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUDEEPTI SHARMA Present: Mr. Rahul Gautam, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Harish Nain, AAG, Haryana.

SUDEEPTI SHARMA , J. (Oral)

1. The contempt petition has been filed for deliberate and intentional disobedience of order dated 31.08.2022 passed in CWP-26326-

2013, whereby, the following order was passed:-

“Thereafter, matter has been pending in this Court for more than 5 years. No doubt, during the intervening pandemic period, certain delays were unavoidable. Regardless, even if two years are attributable to pandemic, it is rather intriguing that department has still taken more than three years to react to the aforesaid order. In the premise, I am left with no choice but to draw an adverse inference and dispose of the petition with a direction to the respondents that, subject to availability of post as on today, candidature of the petitioner be considered. In case, she is found eligible and meritorious, she be accorded benefit thereof. However, it is made clear that, in case, any favourable ord