IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH COCP No.1868 of 2009(O&M) Date of decision: 23.12.2009 Pawittar Singh ......Petitioner(s) Versus Pardeep Kumar and others ......Respondent(s) CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR GARG * * * Present: Mr. Bhim Sen Sehgal , Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Anmol Rattan Sidhu, Assistant Solicitor General of India with Ms. Anjali Kukkar, Advocate for the respondents. Rakesh Kumar Garg, J.(Oral) CM No.30241-CII of 2009 Application is allowed subject to all just exceptions. Additional affidavit of Major JS Tanwar, OIC Legal Cell, Records The Sikh Regiment, Ramgarh Cantt, (Jharkhand) is taken on record. CM No.30239-40 CII of 2009 Vide order dated 15.12.2009, this Court was of the prima facie opinion that the respondents have failed to comply with the order dated 25.5.2009 passed by this Court and therefore, Sh. Pardeep Kumar, Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Government of India was directed to be present before this Court on the next date of hearing i.e. 23.12.2009. An application along with affidavit on behalf of Sh. Pradeep Kumar, Secretary, to Government of India, Ministry of Defence, New Delhi has been filed seeking his exemption from personal appearance before this Court for today, submitting therein that the applicant-respondent is required to attend some important meeting and therefore, he is unable to attend this Court. In the affidavit, the aforesaid respondent has submitted that the order dated 25.5.2009 stands fully complied with. Even the arrears have COCP No.1868 of 2009(O&M) -2- been paid to the petitioner though some delay has taken place. The aforesaid respondent has also tendered his unconditional apology before this Court in this regard. Keeping in view the aforesaid facts, the respondent is granted exemption from personal appearance before this Court for today. However, he shall be present before this Court as and when required. COCP No.1868 of 2009 It is not in dispute that the respondents have complied with the order dated 25.5.2009. In view of this fact, I am not inclined to proceed further in this petition. Rule discharged. December 23, 2009 (RAKESH KUMAR GARG) ps JUDGE