IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP No. 12616 of 2011 Date of decision : 20.07.2011 Avtar Singh and others ......Petitioners versus State of Punjab and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RITU BAHRI Present: Mr. Ramanjeet Singh, Advocate for the petitioners **** RITU BAHRI, J. (Oral) The petitioners are seeking direction to the respondents to reinstate the petitioners as Home Guards in Punjab Home Guards Department The petitioners are working as Home Guards in the Punjab Home Guards Department since 1984-85. Thereafter, petitioner Nos. 1 and 2 along with some other voluntaries filed a writ petition in this Court for regularization of their service, which was disposed of by this Court vide order dated 06.04.1990 asking the petitioners to sent representation to the concerned department regarding their demands and also directed the State Government to decide their representation within six months from the date of passing on the order (Annexure P-1). Subsequently, the petitioner Nos. 1 and 2 sent a representation to the department dated 07.04.1990 demanding regularization of their services as they have already completed more than 5/6 years of continue service in the department. The department instead of considering the case for regularization, discharged the petitioners by blaming them to be the co-conspirators in CWP No. 12616 of 2011 -2- instigating the other petitioners in filing writ against the department. Thereafter, the petitioners along with some other situated persons had filed contempt petition No. 905 of 2008 for punishing the respondents/Condemners for committing and offence of Court by violating the orders of this Court dated 06.04.1990. However, in the contempt petition, the petitioners appeared in person without engaging any professional legal expert and the contempt petition was dismissed by this Court but liberty was given to the petitioners to make representation for regularization of their services and the same were directed to be disposed of in terms of the Division Bench judgment of this Court in Piara Singh vs. State of Haryana & others , 1988(4) SLR, 739. The aforesaid judgment has since been over rule by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of State of Haryana vs. Piara Singh, 1992(4),SCC, 118 No. case to initiate the contempt proceedings, therefore, is made out. However, they were given liberty to approach the concerned authorities for regularization of the service in terms of Government Policy, if any and in accordance with law (Annexure P-2). Thereafter, the petitioners have again made a representation (Annexure P-3) to the Principal Secretary, Govt. of Punjab, Department of Home Affiars and Justice, Secretariat, Sec-1, Chandigarh on 14.02.2011 regarding reinstatement of the applicants in Punjab Home guard. This representation was filed after almost three years of the passing of the contempt petition dated 01.07.2008. After going through the facts of the case, the petitioners have filed contempt petition after 18 years of the passing of the writ petition, in which they did not appear also and the contempt petition was dismissed on 01.07.2008 CWP No. 12616 of 2011 -3- and thereafter, they had filed representation on 14.02.2011 after almost three years of the passing of the contempt petition dated 01.07.2008. No case is made out at this stage. Dismissed. July 20, 2011 (RITU BAHRI) G.Arora JUDGE