IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Contempt Appeal No. 5 of 2006 Date of decision: 13.10.2011 Tarsem Lal ..Appellant/Petitioners Versus Gursewak Singh ..Respondent CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJINDER SINGH DHINDSA Present: None. **** PERMOD KOHLI, J.(ORAL) This contempt appeal is directed against the order dated 26.4.2005 passed by learned Single Judge dismissing the contempt petition. Plaintiff- appellant on filed a civil suit No. 11 of 12.1.1999 against the respondent herein for specific performance of the agreement dated 23.12.1996. The trial Court decreed the suit vide judgment and decree dated 21.8.2001 and issued direction to the defendant-respondent herein to execute sale deed, in favour of the petitioner. It was alleged in the contempt petition that despite the decree having been passed, the defendant judgment debtor refused to execute the sale deed even though the non-judicial stamps were purchased by the petitioner-plaintiff in the suit. Learned Single Judge refused to initiate contempt proceedings. It is not in dispute that the petitioner has more efficacious remedy by way of seeking execution of the judgment and decree of the trial court where effective orders can be passed and even the executing Court can order execution of the sale deed in favour of the plaintiff by an official of the Court. Under these circumstances we do not find any legal infirmity in Contempt Appeal No. 5 of 2006 -2- impugned order. This appeal is dismissed. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE (TEJINDER SINGH DHINDSA) October 13, 2011 JUDGE Poonam (II)