COCP NO. 102 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. DATE OF DECISION: 9.8. 2011 Harminder Kaur ...Petitioner VERSUS Sh.Gaurav Yada, Commissioner of Police and Ors. …Respondent CORAM HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI PRESENT: Mr.DV Sharma, Sr.Advocate with Mr.Shivani Sharma, Advocate Mr.M.C.Berry, Addl.A.G., Punjab Mr. K.S.Dadwal, Advocate Mr.Deepak Bhardwaj, Advocate Permod Kohli, J. (Oral) Reply by way of affidavit has been filed on behalf of the Gram Panchayat. This contempt petition has been filed for the alleged non-compliance of the order dated 5.7.2010 passed in CWP No.11602 of 2010. Vide the aforesaid order, following directions were issued:- “Notice of motion. Mr.N.S.Virk, Addl. Advocate General, Punjab accepts notice on behalf of respondents no.1, 2 and 3 and Mr.V.K.Sandhir, Advocate accepts notice on behalf of respondent no.5. COCP NO. 102 of 2011 2 Let notice be issued to respondent no.4 for 30.8.2010. Process dasti only. Operation of impugned order is stayed.” Mr.Sharma submits that the order impugned in the said writ petition is Annexure P-3 in this contempt petition. From a perusal of the said order, it appears that the Gram Panchayat of Village Dhani Pind vide resolution dated 23.4.2003 decided to name the Stadium situated in Village Dhani Pind in the name of S. Sarwan Singh Koonar Memorial Stadium. However, subsequently, the Gram Panchayat adopted another resolution dated 4.11.2003 for cancellation of the earlier resolution. Later resolution for cancellation of the earlier resolution came to be challenged by one Gurmeet Ram, Ex Sarpanch, Dhani Pind before the Deputy Director, Jalandhar. The Deputy Director, exercising the powers of Director, Rural Development and Panchayats upheld the resolution dated 23.4.2003. Gurmeet Ram, Sarpanch filed CWP No.2145 of 2006 on behalf of the Gram Panchayat, Dhani Pind against the order passed by the Deputy Director in his capacity as Director Rural Development and Panchayats. The said writ petition was, however, dismissed as withdrawn on 16.2.2006 with liberty to file Civil Suit. Gram Panchayat, in the meanwhile, seems to have filed an appeal before the Director-cum-Special Secretary, Rural Development and Panchayats, Punjab, exercising powers under Section 201 of the Punjab Panchayati Raj Act, 1994 who passed the order (Annexure A-3) setting aside the order of the Deputy Director with various directions. It was this order which was subject matter of challenge in CWP No.11602 of 2010. Present contempt petition has been filed for alleged violation of the order dated 5.7.2010 passed by this Court. Mr. Dadwal has today produced copy of an order COCP NO. 102 of 2011 3 dated 28.2.2011 passed by the writ court in CWP No.11602 of 2010 modifying the earlier order dated 5.7.2010 in the following manner:- “Now the applicant-respondent has moved an application for maintaining status quo order with regard to the name of the stadium in question. Having heard the learned counsel for the parties, having gone through the record, with their valuable assistance and after bestowal of thoughts over the entire matter, the stay order already granted by this Court, by virtue of order dated 5.7.2010 and further extended, is hereby modified to the extent that the parties are directed to maintain status quo with regard to the assignment of new name to the stadium in question till further orders. CM stands disposed of accordingly. Sd/-Mehinder Singh Sullar, Judge” In view of the above modification, the interim order remain confined only to the maintenance of status quo with regard to the assignment of new name to the stadium in question. Thus the directions contained in the order dated 5.7.2010 virtually stand modified. In view of the above circumstances, nothing survives in this contempt petition. Dismissed as such. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 9.8. 2011 MFK CWP No.10585 of 2010 4