Mrs Harinder Sachdev Vs Dr Nikhil Sinha & Anr. & Ors. — Contempt of Court | Delhi HC (2025)

Mrs Harinder Sachdev Vs Dr Nikhil Sinha & Anr. & Ors. — Contempt of Court | Delhi HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

None; the petition was disposed of as not pressed after the petitioner's counsel stated that the keys had been handed over, and pending applications, if any, also stood disposed of.

Issue for consideration

Whether the Respondents are guilty of contempt of court for willfully and deliberately flouting the order and decree dated 17.05.2025 passed in CS DJ No. 3905/2024 by the Court of Ld. District Judge-02, South, Saket Court, New Delhi, and are liable to be punished accordingly. +1 more

Court's answer

In view of counsel for the petitioner submitting that the keys of the property had been handed over and that the petitioner did not wish to press the petition, the Court disposed of the present petition as not pressed. No adjudication was made on the question of contempt.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 — Sections 2(b), 10 and 12 — contempt petition (CONT.CAS(C) 1047/2025, Delhi High Court, Amit Sharma, J., order dated 11.09.2025) by Mrs Harinder Sachdev against Dr Nikhil Sinha & Anr. & Ors, alleging willful and deliberate flouting of the order and decree dated 17.05.2025 passed by the Court of Ld. District Judge-02, South, Saket Court, New Delhi in CS DJ No. 3905/2024 titled 'Mrs Harinder Sachdev Vs Dr. Nikhil Sinha & Anr', and seeking directions to vacate and hand over possession of the tenanted premises at S-359A, Panchsheel Park, New Delhi-110017. By order dated 21.08.2025 this Court had recorded a joint request by counsel that a Local Commissioner be appointed at the respondents' cost in the suit, with keys to be handed over to the petitioner before the trial court upon completion of inspection, and listed the matter for compliance on 11.09.2025. At the compliance hearing, counsel for the petitioner submitted that the keys had been handed over and did not press the petition. Held: petition disposed of as not pressed; pending applications, if any, also disposed of. No finding was returned on contempt. (Amit Sharma, J.)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

- CONT.CAS(C) 1047/2025

MRS HARINDER SACHDEV .....Petitioner

Through: Mr. Sanjiv Bahl, Ms. Apoorva Bahl, Advs.

versus

DR NIKHIL SINHA & ANR. & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Abhishek Ritabh Shukla, Ms. Aparna, Ms. Sneha Agarwal, Advs.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT SHARMA

O R D E R % 11.09.2025

This hearing has been done through hybrid mode.

The present petition under Sections 2(b), 10 and 12 of the Contempt of

Courts Act, 1971 seeks the following prayers: -

“a) Hold the Respondents guilty of Contempt of Court for willfully and deliberately flouting the order and the decree dated 17.05.2025 so passed by the Court of Ld. District Judge -02, South, Saket Court, New Delhi in 3 CS DJ No. 3905/2024 titled as "Mrs Harinder Sachdev Vs Dr. Nikhil Sinha & Anr", in pursuance to the Statements of the Respondent No. 1 and the counsel for Respondent No.2 on behalf of Respondent No. 2 recorded by the Ld. Court on 17.05.2025 and punish them in accordance with. law;

b) Direct the Respondents to vacate and handover the vacant peaceful possession of the tenanted premises situated in the property bearing no. S-359A, Panchsheel Park, New Delhi-110017 to the Petitioner forthwith;

c) pass such other and further orders as, in the circumstances, shall be just and appropriate.”

On 21.08.2025, this Court had passed the following order :-

This is a digitally signed order.

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“2. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents enters appearance and submits that an application for appointment of Local Commissioner in CS DJ 3905/2024 has been filed on behalf of the respondent in order to assess the damages with respect to the counterclaim made on behalf of the respondents in the said suit. It is submitted that before the said Court a statement was given to the effect that the respondent is ready to give the keys of the suit premises after the examination of the said property by the Local Commissioner. It is further submitted that the said application is listed before the concerned Court on 28.08.2025.

Learned counsel for the parties submit that a joint request shall be made before the concerned Court for the appointment of a Local Commissioner at the cost of the respondent, and that thereafter, upon completion of the inspection, the keys shall be handed over to the petitioner before the said Court itself.

List for compliance on 11.09.2025.”

Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that the keys of the said property have been handed over and therefore, he does not wish to press this petition.

In view of the above, the present petition is disposed of as not pressed.

Pending applications, if any, also stand disposed of.

AMIT SHARMA, J

SEPTEMBER 11, 2025/ kr

This is a digitally signed order.

The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 15/09/2025 at 12:21:43