Ashok Kumar v. Vinay Bhusan
Case brief
What is this about?
Contempt case CONT.CAS(C) 810/2019, Delhi High Court, decided 22.12.2025 by Justice Saurabh Banerjee. Petitioner Ashok Kumar; respondent Vinay Bhusan (represented by GNCTD standing counsel Mrs. Avnish Ahlawat with Messrs Nitesh Kumar Singh, Aliza Alam and Mohnish Sehrawat). Petition disposed of with directions: petitioner to file fresh representation within two weeks; respondent to decide it within eight weeks after affording opportunity of hearing, if required, by a well-reasoned order in accordance with law. No statutory provisions or case law discussed; suitable for tracking representation-based disposal in contempt proceedings involving GNCTD.
What did the court decide?
Petitioner permitted/stated to make a (fresh) representation based on the earlier facts within two weeks; respondent granted eight weeks thereafter to dispose of the representation, only after granting an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner if, as and when required, before passing a well-reasoned order in accordance with law.