The Director Centre for Cultural Resources and Training Vs Anil Kohli & Anr. — Delhi HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

The Director Centre for Cultural Resources and Training Vs Anil Kohli & Anr. — Delhi HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Leave and liberty granted to the Appellant to withdraw LPA 498/2025 and to file a review of the Single Judge's Order dated 28.05.2025; appeal disposed of along with pending application(s); CM APPL. 47605/2025 (Exemption) allowed subject to all just exceptions. No merits decision on the dismissal of CMA No. 32036/2025.

Issue for consideration

Whether the Appellant had advanced further reasons/contentions, beyond the two reasons placed before the learned Single Judge, in support of the extension of time sought for completion of the enquiry; the Court noted it was not clear whether any further reasons were argued. +1 more

Court's answer

The Court observed that only two reasons were placed before the learned Single Judge and that it was not clear whether any further reasons were argued by the Appellant; on that basis it did not decide the merits of the challenge to the dismissal of CMA No. 32036/2025.

Ratio / Principle

CM APPL. 47605/2025 (Exemption) was allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

Key takeaways

Leave and liberty as sought for was granted, i.e., the Appellant was permitted to withdraw the appeal with liberty to file a review of the Order dated 28.05.2025.ratio¶¶21
With the above observations, the present appeal stands disposed of along with pending application(s), if any.ratio¶¶22

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

LPA 498/2025 | High Court of Delhi (Division Bench: Subramonium Prasad & Saurabh Banerjee, JJ.) | Order dated 05.08.2025 — The Director, Centre for Cultural Resources and Training appealed against the learned Single Judge's Order dated 28.05.2025 dismissing CMA No. 32036/2025, filed by the Appellant/Respondent-2 in WP (C) No. 6867/2018, which sought extension of time for completion of an enquiry. Counsel stated that more than two reasons supported the extension and asserted that further arguments raising several contentions had been advanced; however, the Court observed that only two reasons were placed before the Single Judge and it was not clear whether any further reasons were argued. Counsel then sought withdrawal of the appeal with liberty to file a review of the Order dated 28.05.2025. Leave and liberty as sought was granted, and the appeal was disposed of along with pending application(s), if any. CM APPL. 47605/2025 (Exemption) was allowed subject to all just exceptions.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

- LPA 498/2025

THE DIRECTOR CENTRE FOR CULTURAL RESOURCES AND TRAINING .....Appellant

Through: Mr. Yashpal Rangi and Ms. Prerna Pathak, Advocates

versus

ANIL KOHLI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Shanker Raju and Mr. Nilansh Gaur, Advocates for R-1 Mr. Ruchir Mishra, Mr. Mukesh Kumar Tiwari, Mr. Ramneek Mishra Advocates for R-2

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE

O R D E R % 05.08.2025 CM APPL. 47605/2025 (Exemption)

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

LPA 498/2025

The present appeal has been filed by the Appellant challenging the Order dated 28.05.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge dismissing the CMA No. 32036/2025, filed by the Appellant/Respondent-2 in WP (C) No. 6867/2018.

Learned Counsel for the Appellant states that there are more than two reasons because of which extension for completion of the enquiry has been

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sought.

The perusal of the Impugned Order shows that only two reasons were placed before the learned Single Judge. It is also not clear whether any further reasons were argued by the Appellant or not.

Learned Counsel for the Appellant asserts that further arguments were advanced raising several contentions which were stated in the application for extension of time.

Be that as it may, learned Counsel for the Appellants seeks permission to withdraw the present appeal with a liberty to file a review of the Order dated 28.05.2025.

Leave and liberty as sought for is granted.

With the above observations, the present appeal is disposed of along with pending application(s), if any.

SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD, J

SAURABH BANERJEE, J

AUGUST 05, 2025 Prateek

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