COCP No.1454 of 2006 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH COCP No.1454 of 2006(O & M) Date of Decision:24.07.2009 Raghbir Singh .... petitioner Versus B.R.Bajaj, IAS & Ors. .....respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR GARG Present: Mr.Vikas Singh,Advocate for the petitioner Mr.M.C.Berry, Additional Advocate General, Punjab for respondent No.1 Ms.Madhu P.Singh, Advocate for respondent Nos.2 to 4. **** RAKESH KUMAR GARG J.(ORAL): The present contempt petition was filed by the petitioner alleging that the respondents had committed contempt of this Court by not complying with the judgment dated 28.04.2004 passed by this Court in CWP No.7693 of 1998, wherein a specific direction was given to the respondent Municipal Committee to decide the question whether the building raised by respondent No.4 was in conformity with the sanctioned plan or building bye-laws objectively. In reply to the show cause notice issued by this Court, reply on behalf of respondents has been filed, wherein a specific stand has been taken that directions passed by this Court have been complied with in letter and spirit as in pursuance of the order dated 28.04.2008 passed by this Court a legal notice was issued to Kulbir Singh calling upon him to explain his position qua the sanctioned building plan. On receipt of reply, wherein COCP No.1454 of 2006 2 he had admitted that construction was raised beyond the sanctioned plan and the aforesaid violations were compounded in accordance with the rules on payment of necessary compounding fee as assessed by the competent authority. It is also the case of the respondents that the Committee had also passed Resolution No.337 accepting the aforesaid decision of compounding the case of building violations in the case of Kulbir Singh. Keeping in view the aforesaid stand taken by the respondents, I am not inclined to proceed further in this contempt petition. Rule discharged. However, the petitioner shall be at liberty to seek any other remedy available in accordance with the law challenging the aforesaid compounding of building violations Committee by Kulbir Singh, aforesaid. With aforesaid liberty, the present contempt petition is dismissed. (RAKESH KUMAR GARG) JUDGE 24.07.2009 neenu