Petitioners’ counsel Sunny Singla said the High Court issued a notice to the Punjab chief secretary, asking why criminal contempt proceedings should not be initiated against him for giving a “false statement”. (Photo: Indian Institute of Technology ISM Dhanbad Facebook)
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday (October 6, 2026) issued a notice to Punjab Chief Secretary K.A.P Sinha, asking him why criminal contempt proceedings should not be initiated against him for making a "prima facie false statement" in a case pertaining to the pending dearness allowance of employees and pensioners.
A bench of Chief Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra and Justice Rohit Kapoor also asked the CS to remain present on Friday (October 9), which is the next date of hearing.
The development came following a report by the High Court registry from the Supreme Court registry regarding the state government's appeal status.
It showed that defects in the Punjab government's appeal in the Supreme Court have not been removed, which contradicted the stand of the Punjab CS that defects in its appeal have been cured.
Petitioners' counsel Sunny Singla said the High Court issued a notice to the Punjab chief secretary, asking why criminal contempt proceedings should not be initiated against him for giving a "false statement".
Mr. Singla further said the court took note of the report that defects in the Punjab's government's appeal have not been removed.
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