Prashant Publications Private Limited Vs Deepti Gaur… — Contempt of Court | Delhi HC (2025)

Prashant Publications Private Limited Vs Deepti Gaur… — Contempt of Court | Delhi HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Undertaking by counsel for the Union of India (taken on record) that payment in respect of the outstanding SRN will be made within two weeks of the petitioners' submission of refund forms; refund to be made by the respondents upon compliance with the necessary formalities; respondents to file an affidavit of compliance before the next hearing; matters listed for 20.07.2026.

Issue for consideration

Whether the refund in respect of the outstanding SRN shall be made by the respondents once the petitioners comply with the formalities of submitting the refund forms.

Court's answer

Counsel for the Union of India submitted that, upon the petitioners complying with the formalities of submitting the refund forms, payment in respect of the outstanding SRN shall be made as expeditiously as possible and, in any event, within a period of two weeks from the date of submission of the said forms; the court took this statement on record.

Ratio / Principle

If the petitioners comply with the necessary formalities, the refund shall accordingly be made by the respondents.

Key takeaways

The respondents are directed to file an affidavit of compliance before the next date of hearing.ratio¶24

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Order of the High Court of Delhi (Justice Sachin Datta) dated 12.03.2026, arising on restoration applications (CM APPL. 13409/2026, CM APPL. 13596/2026 and CM APPL. 13407/2026) in three contempt matters: CONT.CAS(C) 1696/2025 (Luckgirl Fashion Private Limited), CONT.CAS(C) 1699/2025 (Prashant Publications Private Limited) and CONT.CAS(C) 1700/2025 (Sanchi Jewels Private Limited), in each case against Deepti Gaur Mukherjee & Anr. Counsel for the Union of India submitted that, upon the petitioners complying with the formalities of submitting the refund forms, payment in respect of the outstanding SRN shall be made as expeditiously as possible and, in any event, within two weeks from submission of the said forms; the statement was taken on record. The court held that if the petitioners complied with the necessary formalities, the refund shall accordingly be made by the respondents, directed the respondents to file an affidavit of compliance before the next date of hearing, and listed the matters for 20.07.2026. No statute or precedent is cited in the order.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

- CONT.CAS(C) 1696/2025

(9) LUCKYGIRL FASHION PRIVATE LIMITED .....Petitioner

versus DEEPTI GAUR MUKHERJEE & ANR. .....Respondents

CONT.CAS(C) 1699/2025

(10) PRASHANT PUBLICATIONS PRIVATE LIMITED .....Petitioner

versus

DEEPTI GAUR MUKHERJEE & ANR. .....Respondents

CONT.CAS(C) 1700/2025

(11) SANCHI JEWELS PRIVATE LIMITED .....Petitioner versus

DEEPTI GAUR MUKHERJEE & ANR. .....Respondents

Presence : Ms. Rachna Agrawal, Advocate for Petitioners in Item Nos.9 to 11.

Ms. Shiva Lakshmi, Advocate for Union of India in Item Nos.9 to 11.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN DATTA

O R D E R % 12.03.2026

CM APPL. 13409/2026 (restoration of main case) in CONT.CAS(C) 1696/2025 CM APPL. 13596/2026 (restoration of main case) in CONT.CAS(C) 1699/2025 CM APPL. 13407/2026 (restoration of main case) in CONT.CAS(C) 1700/2025

Ms. Shiva Lakshmi, learned counsel for the Union of India, submits that upon the petitioners complying with the formalities of submitting the refund forms, the payment in respect of the outstanding SRN shall be made

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as expeditiously as possible and, in any event, within a period of two weeks from the date of submission of the said forms. The said statement is taken on record.

If the petitioners comply with the necessary formalities, the refund shall be, accordingly, made by the respondents.

Let an affidavit of compliance be filed by the respondents before the next date of hearing.

List on 20.07.2026.

SACHIN DATTA, J

MARCH 12, 2026/r

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 16/03/2026 at 17:11:46