New Cementary for Mohammedans v. Land and Development Office & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi High Court contempt case CONT.CAS(C) 1569/2024, New Cementary for Mohammedans v. Land and Development Office & Ors.; order dated 21.05.2025 by Justice Anish Dayal; L&DO to pass speaking order within six weeks in compliance of order dated 2nd May, 2023; written communication to petitioner's counsel; no extension of timeline permitted on pain of further contempt proceedings; petition disposed of with liberty to revive on continued infraction; advocates: Bharat Malhotra (petitioner); Farman Ali, Usha Jamnal, Krishan Kumar (L&DO); Manu Chaturvedi, Devika Singh Roy Chowdhury (MCD); Farhat Jahan Rehmani, Monis Faridi, Faizan khan (Delhi Waqf Board); G. S. Oberoi, Shaifali Jain, J. S. Oberoi (DDA).
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of on the respondent's undertaking that L&DO will pass the speaking order within six weeks and communicate it in writing to the petitioner's counsel; liberty reserved to the petitioner to seek revival of the petition in case of any continued infraction.