HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA
RAVINDER KUMAR AGGARWAL & ORS – Appellant
Versus
A. VENU PRASAD IAS SECRETARY & ANR – Respondent
COCP 3153 2018
COCP-3153-2018
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA
AT CHANDIGARH
COCP-3153-2018
Date of decision: 20.08.2019
Ravinder Kumar Aggarwal and others
.. Petitioners
Versus
A.Venu Prasad and another
.. Respondents
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AVNEESH JHINGAN
Present:
Mr. Armaan Gagneja, Advocate for
Mr. Munish Gupta, Advocate
for the petitioners.
Mr. Vijay Kumar Kaushal, Advocate
for respondent No. 2.
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AVNEESH JHINGAN, J. (
Oral
)
The present contempt petition has been filed alleging wilful
disobedience of the order dated 28.05.2018 passed by this Court in
CWP No. 13572 of 2018. The operative part of the order is reproduced
below:
“Accordingly, instant petition is disposed of with
direction to respondents to look into the grievance unfolded by
the petitioners in the legal notice dated 23.03.2018 (P-8) and
take a conscious decision, in the light of the service Rules and
Instructions issued by the Government dated March 14, 2017
(P-2), within a period of three months from the date of reciept
of a certified copy of this order.
However, in case, petitioners still feel aggrieved of the
order passed by concerned authority, they shall be at liberty to
have recourse to other remedies available under law including
to approach this Court.”
SHABHA
2019.08.26 10:26
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integrity of this document
COCP-3153-2018
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Reply by way of affidavit of Ajoy Sharma, IAS, Chief
Executive Officer, PWSSB, along with order dated 17.05.2019 filed in
Court are taken on record. A copy of the same are handed over to learned
counsel for the petitioners.
Rs. 2,000/- , in cash as costs, is handed over to the petitioner.
This Court while disposing writ petition, itself, granted liberty
to have recourse to remedies available under law including to approach this
court.
Learned counsel for the petitioners states that he may be
permitted to withdraw the present contempt petition to avail the remedies in
accordance with law.
In view of the above, the contempt petition is dismissed as
withdrawn with liberty as aforesaid. Rule issued against respondents is
discharged.
(AVNEESH JHINGAN)
20th August, 2019
JUDGE
shabha
Whether speaking/reasoned
:
Yes/No
Whether reportable
:
Yes/No
SHABHA
2019.08.26 10:26
I attest to the accuracy and
integrity of this document