BALJEET SINGH vs RAMESH KUMAR

108 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH COCP-991-2026 (O&M) Date of decision: 06.05.2026 BALJEET SINGH ..Petitioner Versus RAMESH KUMAR ..Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUDEEPTI SHARMA Present: None for the petitioner. Mr. Harish Nain, AAG, Haryana. SUDEEPTI SHARMA, J. (Oral) On the last date of hearing, learned counsel for the petitioner requested for some time to assist the Court as to the maintainability of present contempt petition. When the case was called in the morning, learned counsel for the petitioner appeared and sought passover. When the case was called after passover, no one had put in appearance on behalf of the petitioner. The present contempt petition has been filed for deliberate and intentional disobedience of order dated 16.05.2024 passed by State Information Commission, Haryana in Appeal No.3106 of 2024. To decide the maintainability of the present contempt petition it would be apposite to reproduce certain statutory provisions of The Contempt of Courts Act, 1971:- “2.(b) “civil contempt” means wilful disobedience to any judgment, decree, direction, order, writ or other MOHD AYUB 2026.05.09 16:56 I attest to the accuracy and authenticit