Amit Kumar and Ors. Vs Shri Govind Mohan and Ors. — Contempt of Court | Delhi HC (2025)

Amit Kumar and Ors. Vs Shri Govind Mohan and Ors. — Contempt of Court | Delhi HC (2025)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Dismissal recorded as withdrawn; petitioners granted, as a matter of indulgence, two weeks' time to report to the repatriated parent cadres and three weeks' time to vacate the premises in their occupation.

Issue for consideration

Whether the contempt petitions and the connected stay applications, which the petitioners' counsel sought to withdraw, may be dismissed as withdrawn, and whether the petitioners should be granted time to rejoin their repatriated parent cadres and vacate premises in their occupation.

Court's answer

The contempt petitions and the stay applications CM Appl. 39862/2025, CM Appl. 39863/2025 and CM Appl. 39876/2025 in WP(C) 16840/2022, WP(C) 17687/2022 and WP(C) 16853/2022 are dismissed as withdrawn.

Ratio / Principle

As a matter of indulgence, the petitioners are granted two weeks' time to report to the repatriated parent cadres and three weeks' time to vacate the premises in their occupation, if any.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Delhi High Court (Division Bench: C. Hari Shankar and Ajay Digpaul, JJ.), oral order dated 09.07.2025. Three contempt petitions - CONT.CAS(C) 982/2025 (Suresh Chand and Ors), CONT.CAS(C) 984/2025 (Amit Kumar and Ors) and CONT.CAS(C) 985/2025 (Vishal Divakar), all against Shri Govind Mohan and Ors - were taken up along with stay applications CM Appl. 39862/2025, CM Appl. 39863/2025 and CM Appl. 39876/2025 in W.P.(C) 16840/2022 (Rajesh Kumar and Ors), W.P.(C) 17687/2022 (Dharamvir and Ors) and W.P.(C) 16853/2022 (Rajendra Kumar and Ors) against Union of India and Ors. After some hearing, Mr. Ankur Chhibber, learned counsel for the petitioners, on instructions, withdrew the contempt petitions and the stay applications, praying that the petitioners be granted time to rejoin their parent cadres. Hearing Mr. Chhibber and Ms. Rudy for the respondents, the Court granted two weeks' time to report to the repatriated parent cadres and three weeks' time to vacate premises in their occupation, and dismissed the contempt petitions and applications as withdrawn in those terms.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

- CONT.CAS(C) 982/2025

SURESH CHAND AND ORS .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Ankur Chhibber, Adv.

versus

SHRI GOVIND MOHAN AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sushil Raaja SPC for UOI

- CONT.CAS(C) 984/2025

AMIT KUMAR AND ORS .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Ankur Chhibber, Adv.

versus

SHRI GOVIND MOHAN AND ORS .....Respondents Through: AC Mr. Ankit Pandey, Insp Mr. Sanjay & SI Mr. Amit

- CONT.CAS(C) 985/2025

VISHAL DIVAKAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ankur Chhibber, Adv.

versus

SHRI GOVIND MOHAN AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Ms. Avshreya Pratap Singh Rudy, SPC with Ms. Usha Jamnal and Ms. Harshita Chaturvedi, Advs. for Delhi Police AC Mr. Ankit Pandey, Insp Mr. Sanjay & SI Mr. Amit

- W.P.(C) 16840/2022 & CM APPL. 39862/2025

RAJESH KUMAR AND ORS .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ankur Chhibber, Adv.

Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By: AJIT KUMAR CONT.CAS(C) 982/2025 & other matters Signing Da te:1 1.07.2025 11:20:58

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versus

UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sushil Raaja, SPC for UOI Ms. Avshreya Pratap Singh Rudy, SPC with Ms. Usha Jamnal and Ms. Harshita Chaturvedi, Advs. for Delhi Police

W.P.(C) 17687/2022 & CM APPL. 39863/2025 DHARAMVIR AND ORS .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Ankur Chhibber, Adv.

versus

UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Ms. Sarika Singh SPC with Mr. Rahul Singh, Advs. for R-1 to 3 Ms. Avshreya Pratap Singh Rudy, SPC with Ms. Usha Jamnal and Ms. Harshita Chaturvedi, Advs. for Delhi Police

W.P.(C) 16853/2022 & CM APPL. 39876/2025

RAJENDRA KUMAR AND ORS .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Ankur Chhibber, Adv.

versus

UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents Through:

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL

ORDER (ORAL) % 09.07.2025

C. HARI SHANKAR, J.

CONT.CAS(C) 982/2025, CONT.CAS(C) 984/2025 and

Signature Not Verified

Digitally Signed By: AJIT KUMAR CONT.CAS(C) 982/2025 & other matters Signing Da te:1 1.07.2025 11:20:58

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CONT.CAS(C) 985/2025 and CM APPL. 39862/2025 in WP(C) 16840/2022, CM APPL. 39863/2025 in WP(C) 17687/2022 and CM APPL. 39876/2025 in WP(C) 16853/2022

1. After some hearing, Mr. Ankur Chhibber, learned Counsel for the petitioners, on instructions, withdraws these contempt petitions as well as stay applications CM Appl. 39862/2025, CM Appl. 39863/2025 and CM Appl. 39876/2025 in WP(C) 16840/2022, WP(C) 17687/2022 and WP(C) 16853/2022 respectively. However, he prays that the petitioners may be granted some time to rejoin their parent cadres.

2. On hearing Mr. Chhibber and Ms. Rudy, learned Counsel for the respondents, as a matter of indulgence, the petitioners are granted two weeks time to report to the repatriated parent cadres and three weeks time to vacate the premises in their occupation, if any.

3. These contempt petitions as also CM Appl. 39862/2025, CM Appl. 39863/2025 and CM Appl. 39876/2025 in WP(C) 16840/2022, WP(C) 17687/2022 and WP(C) 16853/2022 are dismissed as withdrawn in the above terms.

C. HARI SHANKAR, J.

AJAY DIGPAUL, J.

JULY 9, 2025/ dsn

Signature Not Verified

Digitally Signed By: AJIT KUMAR CONT.CAS(C) 982/2025 & other matters Signing Da te:1 1.07.2025 11:20:58

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