Virendra Kumar Yadav v. S.K Verma

Delhi HC7 Mar 2025CONT.CAS(C)/71/2020

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Delhi High Court contempt case CONT.CAS(C) 71/2020, Manoj Jain, J., 07.03.2025: contempt for wilful disobedience of judgment dated 10.12.2018 in W.P. (C) No. 13019/2018 disposed of; underlying judgment dated 22.03.2018 (Ketan Vs. Union of India & Ors, W.P. (C) No. 3073/2017) stayed by Supreme Court on 19.05.2020 while entertaining UOI's SLP (W.P. (C) 3073-3084/2017); liberty to petitioner to revive contempt per SLP outcome; parallel disposal in CONT. CAS (C) 62/2020 dated 25.08.2023; CM APPL. 13850/2025 exemption allowed; CM APPL. 13849/2025 allowed.

What did the court decide?

CM APPL. 13850/2025 (exemption) allowed subject to all just exceptions; CM APPL. 13849/2025 allowed; contempt petition disposed of with liberty to petitioner to revive it as per the outcome of the SLP before the Hon'ble Supreme Court; hearing date 11.07.2025 cancelled.

Virendra Kumar Yadav Vs S.K Verma — Contempt of Court | Delhi HC (2025)

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$~27

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- CONT.CAS(C) 71/2020

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VIRENDRA KUMAR YADAV .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Vikram Hegde, Advocate (Through VC)

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versus

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S.K VERMA .....Respondent

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Through: Mr. Rajesh Gogna, CGSC with Mr. Mohd Bilal, Ms. Priya Singh, Ms. Archana Roy and Mr. Nishant Sharma, Advocates.

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CORAM:

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN

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O R D E R

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% 07.03.2025

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CM APPL. 13850/2025(exemption)

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Exemption allowed, subject to all just exceptions. CM APPL. 13849/2025

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Aforesaid application has been filed by respondent/Union of India.

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Present contempt petition seeks initiation of contempt proceedings against respondent for wilful disobedience of the specific directions contained in judgment dated 10.12.2018 passed by Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in W.P. (C) No. 13019/2018.

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Admittedly, relief was given to the petitioner based on one previous judgment dated 22.03.2018, given by learned Single Judge of this Court in connected matters including W.P. (C) No. 3073/2017 Ketan Vs. Union of India & Ors .

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Learned counsel for Union of India submits that the aforesaid main judgment rendered in Ketan Vs. Union of India & Ors . has been challenged by Union of India by filing SLP before the Hon’ble Supreme Court and the

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CONT.CAS(C) 71/2020 1

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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 01/07/2025 at 01:29:26

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Hon’ble Supreme Court, while entertaining such SLP on 19.05.2020, has directed that there would be stay of operation of such order dated 22.03.2018 passed by the High Court of Delhi in W.P. (C) 3073-3084/2017.

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In view of the above, Mr. Gogna, learned counsel for Union of India, submits that since the judgment, on the basis of which petitioner herein had been granted relief vide order dated 10.12.2018, has been stayed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court, continuance of contempt proceedings would not be permissible and sustainable. 6. Learned counsel for respondent also refers to order dated 25.08.2023 passed by Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in CONT. CAS (C) 62/2020, wherein also, in an identical situation, the contempt petition of similarly situated petitioner was disposed of while granting liberty to revival as per decision in SLP.

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Learned counsel for petitioner appears on advance notice and joins the proceedings through videoconferencing . He, though, submits that order dated 10.12.2018 has not, so, far been challenged by Union of India but keeping in mind the aforesaid peculiar facts, petitioner does not press the present contempt petition at the moment. He, however, seeks liberty to revive the same as per the outcome of the aforesaid SLP. 8. The above application is, accordingly, allowed and, resultantly, the contempt petition is disposed of with liberty to petitioner to revive the same as per the outcome of the aforesaid SLP.

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Next fixed date of 11.07.2025 stands cancelled.

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MANOJ JAIN, J

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MARCH 7, 2025 /sw/pb

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CONT.CAS(C) 71/2020 2

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This is a digitally signed order.

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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 01/07/2025 at 01:29:26

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