DR KAPIL AND OTHERS vs GYANA RANJAN SAMANTARAY REGISTRAR INCHARGE NATIONAL INSITUTE OF TECH KURUKSHETRA AND OTHER

COCP-4617-2024 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH COCP-4617-2024 (O&M) Date of Decision: May 07, 2026 Dr.Kapil and ors ......Petitioners Vs. Gyana Ranjan Samantaray, Registrar Incharge National Institute of Tech Kurukshetra and anr. .....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUDEEPTI SHARMA Present: Mr. I.S. Pabla, Advocate, for the petitioners. Mr. Anil Chawla, Advocate for respondent No. 4. **** SUDEEPTI SHARMA J. (Oral) 1. The present contempt petition has been filed for non-compliance of order dated 31.05.2024 passed by this Court in CWP-354-2024. 2. Learned counsel for respondent No. 4 contends that the SLP’s bearing No. 11897 and 11898 of 2025 were filed against order dated 31.05.2024 which was disposed of on 29.10.2025. The relevant portion of the same is reproduced as under:- “38. Bearing in mind the provisions contained in Statute 9 of the 2023 Statutes, we direct that such of the appellants as well as the intervenors who might have qualified in the selection process pursuant to the recruitment drive initiated vide the advertisement bearing no. 03/2018 and were recommended for appointment on the post of Associate Professor on 27th November, 2018 shal