IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.O.C.P. No.1457 of 2007 Date of Decision:- 17.03.2008 Smt.Santosh Jain ....Petitioner(s) through Mr.Surmukh Singh, Advocate vs. Harbans Lal Sharma ....Respondent(s) through Mr.H.N.Mehtani, Advocate. *** CORAM:-HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE SURYA KANT. *** 1) Whether Reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2) To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3) Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? *** SURYA KANT, J. (ORAL) This contempt petition has been filed, inter alia, alleging wilful disobedience of the interim order dated April 27, 2007 passed by this Court in C.W.P.No.10364 of 2006 whereby “further recovery from the petitioner” was ordered to be stayed. In response to the show cause notice, the respondent has filed his reply/affidavit and as per the averments made therein, no recovery whatsoever has been effected from the petitioner after passing of the order dated April 27, 2007. It has, however, been explained that the family pension payable to the petitioner has been reduced after deducting the element of Dearness Allowance to which she is not entitled as her son, namely, Sandeep Jain has got employment on compassionate grounds. The aforesaid deduction is stated to have been made by the respondent in terms of the State Government instructions dated 30.8.2000 and 1.4.2004, the C.O.C.P. No.1457 of 2007 -2- relevant part of which is reproduced in para 3 of the reply/affidavit. In this view of the matter, it is apparent that there is no wilful or deliberate disobedience of the orders passed by this Court at the hands of the respondent. This petition is accordingly disposed of, however, with liberty to the petitioner to challenge the above-mentioned Government instructions and/or the consequential action before an appropriate forum, if so advised. Rule discharged. March 17, 2008 ( SURYA KANT ) poonam JUDGE