COCP No.13 of 1994 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH COCP No.13 of 1994 Date of decision: November 14, 2006. Shankar Gir Chela Baba Rudar Gir ...Petitioner(s) v. Shri R.P. Bhardwaj & Anr. ...Respondent(s) Present: Shri C.B. Goel, Advocate for the petitioner. Shri R.D. Sharma, Dy. Advocate General, Haryana for the respondents. Surya Kant, J. (Oral) This contempt petition has been filed, inter-alia, alleging that despite the order dated July 9, 1993 passed by this Court in Crl. Misc. No.2037-M of 1993 whereby proceedings initiated under section 145 Cr.P.C. in respect of the agricultural land allegedly belonging to the Dera managed by the petitioner were quashed, the possession of the subject land was not being delivered to the petitioner. In response to the show cause notice, both the respondents have filed their respective affidavits. It has been pointed in the reply affidavits that some villagers have filed a civil suit for permanent and mandatory injunction in which the learned Civil Court vide its order dated 24.8.1993 had directed both the parties “to maintain status quo regarding the possession of the suit land”. The aforesaid order was directed to be COCP No.13 of 1994 continued vide a subsequent order dated 14.1.1994 (Annexure R-4). Thus, according to the respondents, the possession could not be delivered to the petitioner due to the above stated ad-interim injunction order passed by the Civil Court. At this stage, when the petition has been taken up for hearing after a period of more than 12 years, there is every likelihood that the civil suit, referred to above, might have been decided on merits. The fact that the petitioner also did not take any step for disposal of these proceedings, indicates that his cause of grievance no longer survives. The petition is accordingly disposed of as having become infructuous. Rule discharged. November 14, 2006. [ Surya Kant ] kadyan Judge