Sr. No.111 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH COCP-1460-2026 (O&M)

Date of decision: 06th April 2026 INDERJEET SINGH .....…Petitioner versus MANI RAM SHARMA, IAS, MD, UHBVN AND ANOTHER ........Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE HARPREET KAUR JEEWAN Present: Mr. I.P.S. Kohli, Advocate and Mr. Sidharth Maini, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Sharad Aggarwal, Addl. A.G., Haryana, for the respondents.

HARPREET KAUR JEEWAN, J. (ORAL)

1. By way of filing the instant petition, the petitioner has alleged violation of the order dated 22.12.2025 (Annexure P-1), passed by this Court in CWP-29304-2025, whereby, following directions were issued:-

“xxx xxx xxx xxx

3. In view of the above without commenting upon the merits of the case, the present writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent(s)/corporation to pass a fresh order in view of the provision of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPWD) Act, 2016 within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order as the case of the petitioner is squarely covered by the judgment dated 18.10.2019 in CWP No. 25668 of 2017 (Annexure P-4) order dated 08.11.2023 passed in LPA No. 58 of 2021 (Annexure P-5), order dated 08.11.2023 passed in LPA No. 27 of 2021 (Annexure P-6) and order dated 08.11.2023 passed in LPA No. 153 of 2022 (Annexure P-7).”

2. Notice of motion.

3. Mr. Sharad Aggarwal, Addl. A.G., Haryana, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents and submits that the aforesaid order dated 22.12.2025 has been complied with as the Superintending Engineer/HR, UHBVN, Panchkula, has passed an order dated 11.03.2026. Copy of the said order has been submitted in the Court today, which is taken on record.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner has not been given any benefit in terms of the aforesaid order dated

11.03.2026.

5. I have considered the aforesaid submissions and perused the paper book.

6. As per the aforesaid order dated 11.03.2026, passed by the Superintending Engineer/HR, UHBVN, Panchkula, the matter of the petitioner has been considered and following observations have been made:-

“xxx xxx xxx xxx It is a matter of record that the petitioner's residence is under Narnaul Tehsil, District Mahendargarh which falls under the jurisdiction of DHBVN. He is presently posted at Beri Sub-Division under District Jhaijar in UHBVN, which is nearest to his home district within the jurisdiction of UHBVN. Further, UHBVN has already facilitated the petitioner by posting him as near to his home as possible. UHBVN cannot post him at his Home District Narnaul, which falls in different Power Utility i.e. DHBVN.

In view of above, the case of the petitioner for inter-utility transfer from UHBVN to DHBVN is not feasible for acceptance at this stage and will be considered as per the final outcome of CWP No.24097 of 2025 and other connected matters.”

7. The question as to whether the aforesaid observations by the UHBVN, Panchkula, made vide order dated 11.03.2026, are in resonance with the orders referred to by the Writ Court, passed in LPA No.58 of 2021, LPA No.27 of 2021 and LPA No. 153 of 2022, is not within the jurisdiction of this Court while exercising the jurisdiction under the Contempt of Courts Act. Such intricate questions are not within the purview of the Contempt Court.

8. Consequently, the present petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to assail the correctness of the order dated 11.03.2026, if so advised.

9. Pending miscellaneous applications, if any, shall stand disposed of.

(HARPREET KAUR JEEWAN)

JUDGE

06^th April 2026 simran