COCP No. 160 of 2009 -2- In the High Court for the States of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh … COCP No. 160 of 2009 Date of decision: August 11, 2009 Inder Raj son of Chhitru ..Petitioner Versus S.K.Dhar and another ..Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rakesh Kumar Garg Present: None for the petitioner. Mr.Ashok Jindal, Addl.A.G.Haryana For the respondent … Rakesh Kumar Garg,(J) Oral. In response to the show cause notice issued by this court, reply by way of an affidavit of Dr. D.R. Ramesh Singh, IFS, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests Haryana, Panchkula has been filed wherein it has been submitted that in compliance of the orders passed by this court a speaking order (Annexure R-1) dated 5.3.2007 has been passed by the Divisional Forest Officer, (Production Division), Yamunanagar who is the competent authority in the case of the petitioner, whereby his claim has been rejected. Though it is the case of the respondent that a copy of the speaking order was sent to the petitioner, yet the petitioner has disputed the same and has categorically stated that he has not supplied any copy of the aforesaid order. It may also be relevant to point out here that as per averments made in this contempt petition, the petitioner served a legal notice for initiating contempt petition against the respondents through his counsel on 23.9.2008. The aforesaid legal notice was not replied by the respondent. Even in the reply filed in the present contempt petition, the respondents are silent about this fact. Be that as it may, since the compliance of the directions of this court have been made, I am not inclined to proceed further in this matter. Rule discharged. COCP No. 160 of 2009 -2- However, the petitioner shall be at liberty to challenge the aforesaid order Annexure R-1 in accordance with law. It is made clear that in view of the peculiar facts and circumstances of the case as aforesaid, the respondent will not raise the issue of limitation if the order(Annexure R-1) is challenged by the petitioner now. August 11,2009 (RAKESH KUMAR GARG) nk JUDGE