High CourtsSingle Bench(2025) 02 DEL CK 1144

M/s Puran Chand Company vs Sh. Ashok Kumar Verma & Ors

Delhi High Court · Decided on 17 February 2025

HON’BLE JUDGES
Manoj Jain, J
RESULT
Disposed Of
CASE NUMBER
Contempt Case (C) No. 241 Of 2025

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14 paragraphs · 300 words

Manoj Jain, J

CM APPL. 9565/2025

Exemption allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

CONT.CAS(C) 241/2025

1.

Learned counsel for petitioner seeks initiation of contempt proceedings against respondents and submits that as per the specific directions given by the learned Division Bench of this Court vide order dated 27.01.2025, the petitioner was given additional period of four months to vacate and hand over the unit in question.

2.

He submits that the abovesaid order would have been operative only on their furnishing an undertaking to said Court to the above said effect. It is submitted that such undertaking was also furnished and despite same, the respondents, by virtue of communication dated 12.02.2025, have directed them to remove all the structures and to hand over the possession to Railway Administration on 18.02.2025 by 23:59 hours.

3.

In view of the above said exigency, it has been prayed that the respondents may be hauled up for committing contempt and above said coercive action may be directed to be stayed.

4.

Learned counsel for respondents appears on advance notice and submits that the above said communication might have been issued as the affidavit/undertaking was not given by the petitioner within the requisite period of one week.

5.

It is, however, admitted that the petitioner had moved an application before the learned Division Bench and the time was extended and, accordingly, the undertaking was on record.

6.

Learned counsel for respondents submits that in view of the above said situation, she would instruct the respondents accordingly to withdraw the above said communication dated 12.02.2025.

7.

Such statement is taken on record.

8.

The petitioner, in view of above, at the moment, does not press for any relief.

9.

The petition stands disposed of in aforesaid terms.

10.

Order dasti, under the signatures of Court Master.