IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.O.C.P. No. 525 of 2008 Date of Decision : February 19, 2009 Satbir Singh ....Petitioner Versus M.k.Gupta .....Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE T.P.S. MANN Present : Mr. Arun Yadav, Advocate for Mr. S.K.Malik, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. S.K.Hooda, Senior Deputy Advocate General, Haryana, for the respondent. T.P.S. MANN, J. (Oral) On 25.1.2001 while disposing of CWP No. 1226 of 2001 filed on behalf of the petitioner and others, a direction was issued to the concerned authorities to consider and decide the representation/justice demand notice of the petitioners therein, dated 10.10.2000 by passing a speaking order within four months of the receipt of the certified copy of the order. According to the petitioner, the respondents passed an order dated 5.10.2001, wherein they undertook that the matter would be considered only after the decision of the review petition filed in CWP No. 15532 of 1994 titled Jagdeep Singh and others Vs State of Haryana. The review petition was dismissed by the High Court on 15.9.2006 and the SLP filed by the respondent stands dismissed. Despite the same, no final decision has been taken by the respondent on the representation dated 10.10.2000. C.O.C.P. No. 525 of 2008 -2- In his additional affidavit dated 13.2.2009, respondent has stated that final decision has now been taken on the representation/justice demand notice dated 10.10.2000 submitted by the petitioner and others by passing a speaking order dated 3.2.2009, copy of which has been attached with the additional affidavit as Annexure R-1. A perusal of the order dated 3.2.2009 (Annexure R-1) would show that as the claims of the petitioner and others were not in accordance with the rules, therefore, representation dated 10.10.2000 stood rejected. In view of the above, it cannot be said that the order dated 25.1.2001 passed by this Court has not been complied with. The delay in arriving at a final decision on the representation occurred on account of the fact that the respondent had earlier filed a review application in CWP No. 15532 of 1994 and thereafter filed SLP in the Hon’ble Supreme Court, which was dismissed on the ground of delay on 8.2.2008. Resultantly, there is no merit in the contempt petition, which is, accordingly, dismissed. However, the petitioner would be at liberty to challenge the aforementioned order dated 3.2.2009 in accordance with law, if so advised. ( T.P.S. MANN ) February 19, 2009 JUDGE ajay-1