COCP No.2108 of 2010 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH COCP No.2108 of 2010 Date of Decision: 06.12.2010. Amar Singh .……Petitioner Versus Jagpal Singh Sandhu and others ……Respondents Coram:- HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE L. N. MITTAL. Present: Ms. Vanita Sapra Kataria, Advocate for the petitioner. L. N. MITTAL, J (ORAL) Amar Singh has filed this contempt petition under Article 215 of the Constitution of India read with Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971. Petitioner filed civil revision petition No.5103 of 2010 wherein vide order dated 16.08.2010, notice of motion was issued to respondents of the said case i.e Gram Panchayat of Village Jheeta Kalan and Gram Panchayat of village Rampura and the parties were directed to maintain status quo with regard to possession of the disputed property till further order. The petitioner has alleged that in violation of the said status quo order, respondent No.1-Financial Commissioner transferred the suit land by way of exchange in favour of respondent No.12 (colonizer) and mutation regarding the said exchange has also been sanctioned and thus respondents have violated status quo order dated 16.08.2010 passed by this Court in C.R. No.5103 of 2010. I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner and perused the case file. COCP No.2108 of 2010 -2- Learned counsel for the petitioner vehemently contended that in violation of status quo order dated 16.08.2010 passed by this Court in C.R. No.5103 of 2010, respondents have effected exchange of the suit land and, therefore, they are guilty of committing contempt of this Court. The contention is completely misconceived and untenable. Status quo order in question was to maintain status quo regarding possession of the suit property and not regarding alienation thereof. Consequently, exchange of the suit property cannot be said to be in violation of the aforesaid status quo order. The instant contempt petition is thus completely frivolous and meritless and is accordingly dismissed in limine. ( L. N. MITTAL ) JUDGE 06.12.2010. A. Kaundal