IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH COCP-1133-2026 (O&M)

Date of decision: 09.04.2026 Ishita Sharma and another ...Petitioners Versus H. Rajesh Prasad and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS BAHL Present: Mr. Ramdeep Partap Singh, Advocate and Mr. Sahil Koul, Advocate for the petitioners.

Ms. Shubreet Kaur, Additional Standing Counsel and Mr. Dhruv Walia, Advocate for respondents-UT Chandigarh.

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VIKAS BAHL, J. (ORAL)

1. This is a Contempt Petition filed under Section 10 & 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 for initiation of contempt proceedings against the respondents for their willful and intentional disobedience of the order dated 29.09.2025 (Annexure P-1) passed by the Coordinate Bench of this Court.

2. On 13.03.2026, this Court had passed the following order:-

“Present: Mr. Ramdeep Partap Singh and Mr. Sahil Koul, Advocates for the petitioners.

Ms. Shubreet Kaur, Additional Standing Counsel, U.T.

and Mr. Dhruv Walia, Junior Panel Counsel, UT. for the respondents.

It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that petitioner No.1 was a student of Carmel Convent School, Sector 9-D, Chandigarh and had suffered serious injuries on account of the negligence of the respondents-authorities and had thus filed CWP- 20321-2023 which was allowed on 29.09.2025 by the coordinate Bench after hearing the counsel for the U.T. as well as counsel for the school. The operative part of the judgment dated 29.09.2025 is reproduced hereinbelow:-

“46. In view of the above facts and circumstances, this Court is of the considered view that the petitioner No.1 is entitled to ₹

compensation of 50 lacs, and the petitioner No.2 is entitled to ₹

compensation of 1 crore. This compensation shall be payable in addition to the amounts already disbursed to the petitioners under the State Disaster Response Fund.

47. Before parting with this verdict, this Court deems it imperative to pass the following directions upon the respondent(s) concerned:-

(a) The remedial measures/suggestions set out in the inquiry report submitted by the Committee shall be implemented in letter and spirit;

(b) This Court has been informed that the amount offered to the petitioner No.1 as one-time financial aid for the provision of a prosthetic limb has not been accepted by her parents, as they wish to explore the possibility of transplantation upon her attaining the age of majority. Accordingly, the Chandigarh Administration shall bear all expenses relating to her medical treatment arising out of the injuries sustained in the present unfortunate incident. This shall include the expenses of prosthetic arm/transplantation surgery, whether undertaken in India or abroad.

(c) It has also been brought to the notice of this Court that the school fee of the petitioner No.1 has been waived for three academic sessions. The respondent No.4- School is directed to waive the school fee of the petitioner No.1 for all academic sessions until she completes her Senior Secondary Examination.

(d) The Education Department, U.T. Chandigarh, shall ensure that every school under its administrative control either permits students to consume their lunch/meals within their classrooms or provides a safe, hygienic and designated dining space for the consumption of meals by students.

48. Disposed of accordingly.

September29,2025 It is submitted that in spite of lapse of five months and in spite of the petitioner having issued a legal notice dated 30.01.2026, the respondents have not released the compensation which the petitioners have been held entitled to.

Learned counsel for the respondents has submitted that against the order dated 29.09.2025, LPA has been e-filed on 12.03.2026 i.e.

yesterday.

It is apparent that the said LPA has been filed after receiving advance copy of the contempt notice. At any rate, there is no stay of the operation of the order dated 29.09.2025.

Adjourned to 27.03.2026.

Let compliance report be filed by the next date of hearing.

To be shown in the urgent lis