IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH COCP No.1040 of 2009 Date of decision: 16.9.2009 Savinder Singh ......Petitioner(s) Versus Hardev Singh ......Respondent(s) CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR GARG * * * Present: None for the petitioner. Mr. Manish Bansal, Advocate for the respondent. Rakesh Kumar Garg, J.(Oral) The grievance of the petitioner before this Court is that despite the directions dated 22.9.2008 passed in CWP No.16780 of 2008, the respondent has failed to decide the legal notice dated 26.3.2008 sent by him. In response to the show cause notice issued by this Court, reply on behalf of Sh. Hardev Singh, Executive Officer, Municipal Council, Srihargobindpur, has been filed wherein it has been submitted that the claim in legal notice of the petitioner already stands decided by passing a speaking order dated 10.11.2008 (attached as Annexure R-1 with the reply) and reply to the legal notice was also sent. Not only this, the respondent had also sent a reply (Annexure R-3) to the contempt notice through his lawyer wherein it was specifically stated that the order dated 22.9.2008 stands complied with. From the aforesaid facts, it is crystal clear that the present contempt petition, which was filed on 22.5.2009 in this Court for non- compliance of the order dated 22.9.2008 is nothing but an abuse of process of law. The petitioner has filed this petition by concealing material facts from the knowledge of this Court. COCP No.1040 of 2009 -2- Thus, the present petition is liable to be dismissed with costs which are assessed at Rs.25,000/-. The petitioner is directed to deposit the aforesaid costs with the State Legal Services Authority, Punjab,Chandigarh within two months from today. In case the aforesaid amount is not deposited, the case be listed for passing further necessary orders. Rule discharged. September 16, 2009 (RAKESH KUMAR GARG) ps JUDGE