IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 08.07.2025 Vikas Garg ...Petitioner Versus Raj Kumar Singh, The Director General of Police, Chandigarh ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS SURI Present: Mr. Pranjal P. Chaudhary, Advocate and Mr. Ankit Saini, Advocate, for the petitioner.

Mr. J.S. Toor, Addl. P.P., U.T. Chandigarh with Mr. Abhiraj Toor, Advocate, for the respondent.

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VIKAS SURI, J. (ORAL)

1. This petition has been filed under Article 215 of the Constitution of India read with Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, alleging non compliance and wilful disobedience of the order dated 04.04.2025 (Annexure P-5) passed by this Court in CRM-M-18415-2025, titled as Vikas Garg vs. Union Territory of Chandigarh and others.

2. Mr. J.S. Toor, Addl. P.P., U.T. Chandigarh with Mr. Abhiraj Toor, Advocate, on an advance copy of the petition having been served, had put in appearance on behalf of the respondent on 28.05.2025 and placed on record a copy of order dated 20.05.2025 stated to be the outcome of the representation dated 21.02.2025 and a copy thereof was supplied to learned counsel for the petitioner, who had sought time to have instructions.

3. On resumed hearing today, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that though the order dated 20.05.2025 records that the authorities have sought information from the YouTube but no communication in that regard has been appended with the said order.

4. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record.

5. The petitioner had represented to the Director General of Police, U.T. Chandigarh, for taking appropriate action for removing inappropriate and defamatory videos against the petitioner’s brand, namely, PP Jewellers, which have been uploaded to an unknown website, @chandigarh.eye. The prayer made in the aforesaid representation dated

21.02.2025 (Annexure P-4) reads as thus:-

“Therefore, It is sincere request to your goodself to look Into the matter and to instruct your specialize team to identity the above said site @ChandigarhEye which is circulating defamatory ingredients against the applicant company to immediately remove the Inappropriate material against the applicant's company on the above site i.e. @Chandigarh Eye running on YouTube and from other social media platform, if any, at the earliest, otherwise, the company of the applicant shall suffer irreparable loss. It is further requested that appropriate action may kindly be taken against person running the above site and any other person involved in the same. Any other appropriate action in this regard shall be commendable. Hoping for early action. Tanks and regards.”

6. Aggrieved by the delay in taking action on the aforesaid representation, petitioner approached this Court by way of CRM-M-18415-

2025, which was disposed of by passing the following order:-

“1. Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner will be satisfied if a time bound direction is given to the official respondents to consider and decide representation dated 21.02.2025 (Annexure P-4).

2. Notice of motion.

3. Mr. Balram Singh, Addl. PP, UT Chandigarh, accepts notice on behalf of the State and submitted that in case any complaint/representation(s) submitted by the petitioner is pending, the concerned authorities will consider and decide the same as per law.

4. In view of above and without going into the merits of the case, the present petition is disposed of with direction to respondent No.2 to consider and decide representation dated 21.02.2025 (Annexure P-4) in accordance with law within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order.”

7. Learned counsel for the respondent submits that in deference to the aforesaid order, the order dated 20.05.2025 has been passed, the operative part of which reads as under:-

“As per the contents of complaint, the matter pertains solely to defamation. Nevertheless, in order to take appropriate action, proactively had sent multiple