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Harikisan Vedprakash Agarwal v. Aloo Jal Chibber (Since Deceased) (through Respondent Nos. 4 to 6) and Ors.

Bombay HC5 Feb 2026IA/1019/2024

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What is this about?

Withdrawal and disposal of contempt petition — Bombay HC, CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 30 OF 2023 in APPEAL NO. 133 OF 2021 — Harikishan Vedprakash Agarwal (in person) v. Aloo Jal Chibber (deceased); Court disinclined to grant relief regarding order dated 13.01.2023 of Deputy Collector, MMRDA; withdrawal permitted with liberty to file appropriate proceedings; Interim Applications Nos. 1019 of 2024 and 2627 of 2025 disposed as non-surviving; expressly no merits observations on property rights; decided 5 February 2026 (Kotwal & Patil, JJ.).

What did the court decide?

Permission to withdraw the contempt petition, with liberty to adopt appropriate proceedings in accordance with law for challenging the order dated 13.01.2023 passed by the Deputy Collector, MMRDA. ¶28

Harikisan Vedprakash Agarwal vs Aloo Jal Chibber (Since Deceased) (through Respondent Nos. 4 to 6) and Ors. — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

Permission to withdraw the contempt petition, with liberty to adopt appropriate proceedings in accordance with law for challenging the order dated 13.01.2023 passed by the Deputy Collector, MMRDA.

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Issue for consideration

Whether any relief could be granted in Contempt Petition No. 30 of 2023 in respect of the order dated 13.01.2023 passed by the Deputy Collector, MMRDA.

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Court's answer

Permission granted to the petitioner (appearing in person) to withdraw Contempt Petition No. 30 of 2023, with liberty to adopt appropriate proceedings in accordance with law for challenging the order dated 13.01.2023 passed by the Deputy Collector, MMRDA; the contempt petition was accordingly disposed of as withdrawn.

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Ratio / Principle

In view of the disposal of the contempt petition, all connected interim applications (Nos. 1019 of 2024 and 2627 of 2025) were disposed of as they do not survive.

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Key takeaways

The Court expressly clarified that it had made no observations on the merits and rights of the parties in respect of the property.obiter¶30

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Bombay High Court (Ordinary Original Civil Jurisdiction), Coram: Sarang V. Kotwal & Sandesh D. Patil, JJ. (5 February 2026) — Contempt Petition No. 30 of 2023 in Appeal No. 133 of 2021 — Harikishan Vedprakash Agarwal (petitioner, in person) v. Aloo Jal Chibber (since deceased) through Respondent Nos. 4 to 6; Respondent No. 8 represented by counsel (MMRDA). After argument, the Court expressed disinclination to grant relief in the contempt petition directed against the order dated 13.01.2023 of the Deputy Collector, MMRDA. On the petitioner's request, permission was given to withdraw the petition with liberty to adopt appropriate proceedings in accordance with law for challenging that order, and the petition was disposed of as withdrawn. Interim Applications Nos. 1019 of 2024 and 2627 of 2025, being connected to the petition, were likewise disposed of as they did not survive. The Court expressly recorded that it had made no observations on the merits and rights of the parties in respect of the property.

Harikisan Vedprakash Agarwal v. Aloo Jal Chibber (Since Deceased) (through Respondent Nos. 4 to 6) and Ors.

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