COCP/2923/2020 of DANGAL SINGH SANDHU Vs DINKAR GUPTA on 31 December 2020

COCP-2923-2020 (O&M)

Through video conference

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA ATCHANDIGARH.

COCP-2923-2020 (O&M).Decided on: December 31, 2020.

Dangal Singh Sandhu

.. Petitioner

VERSUS

Dinkar Gupta

.. Respondent

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CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASGURPREET SINGH PURI

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PRESENTMs.Garima Bansal, Advocate, for the petitioner.

JASGURPREET SINGH PURI, J. (ORAL)

The present petition has been filed seeking initiation ofcontempt proceedings against the respondent for not complying with theorder dated 23.11.2020 passed by this Court in CRWP-9344-2020 titled asDangal Singh Vs. State of Punjab and others (Annexure P-1).

Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that vide order dated 23.11.2020, respondent no.2 was directed by a CoordinateBench of this Court to decide the representation dated 17.10.2020,(Annexure P4), of the petitioner within a period of two weeks from the date COCP-2923-2020 (O&M)

of receipt of the certified copy of this order, in accordance with law. He hasfurther submitted that the said representation has not been decided till dateand therefore, the petitioner has filed the present petition.

Notice of motion.

Mr.T.P.S.Chawla, DAG, Punjab, has caused appearanceon behalf of respondent and on instructions from Mr.Paramdeep SinghSandhu, AIG (Security), Punjab, has submitted that in pursuance of orderdated 23.11.2020, the threat perception to the petitioner was assessed andeven the statement of the petitioner was also recorded in this regard andthereafter, the Additional Director General of Police, Punjab, had alsopassed an order dated 15.12.2020 in pursuance of the directions issued bythis Court. He has submitted that a copy of the said order shall be suppliedto the petitioner in due course. He has further submitted that even a copy ofthe said order was supplied to the learned counsel for the petitioner todayitself on whatsapp group.

In view of above, learned counsel for the petitionersubmits that he does not press the present petition and therefore, no furtherproceedings are called for in the present case. Consequently, the presentpetition is dismissed.

December 31, 2020. (JASGURPREET SINGH PURI) raj arora JUDGE

Whether speaking / reasonedYes / NoWhether reportableYes / No