IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

217 COCP-4145-2024 (O&M)

Date of Decision: 02.09.2025 Hardik Ahluwalia ......Petitioner Vs.

Gaurav Yadav, IPS and others .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUDEEPTI SHARMA Present: Mr. Hardik Ahluwalia, Advocate petitioner-in-person.

Mr. Jaivir S. Chandail, Advocate (through VC)

for respondent No.3-UT Chandigarh.

Mr. Ravneet Singh Joshi, DAG, Punjab Mr. Harish Nain, AAG, Haryana ****

SUDEEPTI SHARMA J. (Oral)

1. The present contempt petition has been filed for alleges willful disobedience of the judgment rendered by the Division Bench of this Court in CWP-6213-2016, decided on 22.07.2019.

2. The petitioner, appearing in person, contends that notwithstanding the said judgment, songs glorifying violence, drugs and liquor continue to be played at marriage functions, clubs, discotheques and public events, and that such content remains readily available on online platforms like YouTube, Apple Music, JioSaavn, Wynk Music and Spotify.

3. I have heard the petitioner-in-person and, with his able assistance, carefully perused the case file.

4. Before proceeding further, it is apposite to reproduce the relevant mandatory directions issued by