PRITAM SINGH MANHAS v. M.RAJU,PRINCIPAL SECY.P.H.E.DEPTT.AND ORS.
Court: High Court of Jammu and Kashmir
Bench: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE WASIM SADIQ NARGAL
Judgment date:
Case summary
High Court of Jammu and Kashmir judgment dated 2024-12-31. PRITAM SINGH MANHAS v. M.RAJU,PRINCIPAL SECY.P.H.E.DEPTT.AND ORS. Read the judgment and case...
Judgment text
Sr. No. 32 HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT JAMMU Case: CPOWP No. 33/2019 In OWP No. 1838/2018 Pritam Singh Manhas …. Appellant/Petitioner(s) Through :- Mr. Rohan Nanda, Advocate vice Mr. Vikas Sharma, Advocate. V/s M. Raju, Principal Secy. P. H. E. Deptt and …. Respondent(s) others Through :- Mr. Aparna Gupta, assisting counsel to Ms. Monika Kohli, Sr. AAG. Coram: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE WASIM SADIQ NARGAL, JUDGE ORDER 31. 12. 2024 01. The instant contempt petition has been preferred for implementation of the order/judgment dated 14. 09. 2018 by virtue of which, the writ petition was disposed of with a direction to respondent No. 3 to make payment of the admitted amount, which was due and payable to the petitioner, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of the order passed on 14. 09. 2018. 02.
Since the order was not complied within the aforesaid period and feeling aggrieved of the same, the contempt petition has been preferred in which notice was issued on 05. 03. 2019 and respondents have filed various compliance reports and the latest compliance report filed on 30. 04. 2024 in which respondents have submitted in para 3 of the compliance report that the total work done amount of st Rs. 3,67,000/- and CC 1 already paid to the contractor/petitioner to the tune of Rs. 25,000/- now balance amount to the tune of Rs. 3,42,000/- which was due to the contractor/petitioner, has been released and the bill duly passed, has been submitted in the Additional Treasury Gandhi Nagar Jammu for further crediting the amount into the account number 1209040100001535 J&K Bank Arnia Jammu of the petitioner. 03.
As per the stand taken by the respondents in the compliance report, nothing remains outstanding with the respondents and the respondents have implemented the judgment in its letter and spirit in toto. 04. In the light of the stand taken by the respondents in the compliance report dated 30. 04. 2024 with particular reference to para 3 of the compliance report, the grievance stands redressed and whatever amount was due has already been paid and released in favour of the petitioner and nothing remains outstanding as on date. 05. Since the order/judgment dated 14. 09. 2018 stands complied with, no fruitful purpose will be served to keep this contempt petition alive. Accordingly, proceedings in the instant contempt petition are closed. Rule if any shall stand discharged. 06. Contempt petition is ‘disposed of’ (Wasim Sadiq Nargal) Judge Jammu: 31. 12. 2024 Renu Renu Bala 2025. 01. 01 15:49 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document
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