Jammu & Kashmir High Court
Ravi Sharma vs Hirdesh Kumar Singh on 30 April, 2026
Sr.No. 67
HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH
AT JAMMU
CJ Court
Case: CPSW No. 366/2017 in
SWP No. 3069/2015
Ravi Sharma ..... Appellant/Petitioner(s)
Through: None
Vs
Hirdesh Kumar Singh, Secy. UDD ..... Respondent(s)
Through: None
Coram: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE
ORDER
30.04.2026
Vide this petition, the petitioner seeks initiation of contempt
proceedings against the respondent-Authorities for willful disobedience of the
order dated December, 22, 2016, rendered in SWP No. 3069/2015 (Ravi Kumar
Vs State of J&K & Anr.).
A bare reading of the order referred to above shows that aggrieved by
the order dated June 30, 2015, vide which the petitioner was compulsory retired
from service, he had approached this Court. And, the writ Court vide detailed
order and judgment dated December 22, 2016 (ibid.) had set aside the impugned
order and the petitioner was directed to be reinstated with all consequential
benefits.
The statement of facts submitted on behalf of the respondents show
that the appeal preferred by the respondent-Authorities against the decision of
the learned Single Judge was dismissed and resultantly, the petitioner was
reinstated and the decision rendered by this Court was implemented, subject
however, to the outcome of the SLP that the department was contemplating to
file.
The matter is pending since 2017 and nearly a decade has gone by.
None is present either on behalf of the petitioner to clarify if anything actually
survives in the matter or whether the decisions rendered by this Court were even
assailed by way of appeal in the Supreme Court.
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Accordingly, the petition is disposed of as infructuous. However, in the event
any dispute/cause of action/interest still survives, the petitioner shall be at liberty
to move an appropriate application to seek restoration of the present petition and
its decision on merits.
( (ARUN PALLI)
CHIEF JUSTICE
Jammu
30.04.2026
Suraj K. Singh
