Dr Mrs Seema Saxena and Anr. Vs Mr Praveen Kumar IPS — Contempt of Court | Delhi HC (2026)

Dr Mrs Seema Saxena and Anr. Vs Mr Praveen Kumar IPS — Contempt of Court | Delhi HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Petition disposed of with the respondent's compliance statements taken on record; directions issued for expeditious transfer of the concerned person's records and salary-attachment instructions to the local BSF office/authorities (following his transfer to Malda, West Bengal); petitioner given liberty to apprise the BSF authorities in Malda of the order.

Issue for consideration

Whether the BSF has wilfully disobeyed / failed to comply with the directions contained in the judgment/order dated 19.08.2023 (Ex.No.117/23 and 185/23, Family Courts, South, Saket Courts) requiring attachment of Rs.25,000/- per month from the JD's salary (in addition to Rs.35,000/- already attached) and deposit/credit of the same to the DH's account.

Court's answer

The court directed that the records of the concerned person, whose salary is liable to be deducted, be expeditiously transferred to the concerned local office/authorities, along with appropriate instructions for attachment of salary to the extent contemplated under the order dated 19.08.2023, so that the deducted amount is duly credited to the petitioner's account.

Ratio / Principle

Taking the respondent's compliance statements on record, the court disposed of the petition.

Key takeaways

The petitioner was left at liberty to apprise the concerned local authorities of the BSF in Malda of the present order.ratio¶¶17

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Contempt/compliance petition (CONT.CAS(C) 162/2026, Delhi High Court) by Dr Mrs Seema Saxena & anr. alleging wilful disobedience/non-compliance by the BSF with the directions in the judgment/order dated 19.08.2023 of the Judge, Family Courts, South, Saket Courts in Ex.No.117/23 and 185/23, which directed the Directorate General, BSF to attach Rs.25,000/- per month from the judgment-debtor's salary (in addition to Rs.35,000/- already attached under a BSF order) and credit it to the petitioner's account towards interim maintenance arrears. Counsel for the respondent/BSF represented that the directions were being scrupulously complied with, salary having been attached and credited up to January 2026. Noting the concerned person's transfer to Malda, West Bengal, Justice Sachin Datta (order dated 05.02.2026) took the statements on record, directed expeditious transfer of the concerned person's records to the local office/authorities with attachment instructions so deductions continue to be credited to the petitioner, disposed of the petition, and permitted the petitioner to apprise the BSF authorities in Malda of the order.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

- CONT.CAS(C) 162/2026

DR MRS SEEMA SAXENA AND ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Ajay Vikram Singh, Ms. Priyanka Singh, M. Aamir Faiyza, Ms. Anushka Rajora, Mr. Rajesh Kumar, Mr. Ajit Singh and Ms. Yashvi Sood, Advs. Dr. Seema in person (through v/c)

versus

MR PRAVEEN KUMAR IPS .....Respondent Through: Mr. Shashank Bajpai, CGSC, Ms. Aashna Mehra, Mr. Vatsal Tripathi, Mr. Govind Singh Chauhan, Advs., Ms. Shambhavi Sharma, GP.

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN DATTA O R D E R % 05.02.2026

The present petition alleges wilful disobedience / non-compliance on the part of the BSF in complying with the directions contained in the judgment / order dated 19.08.2023, passed by learned Judge, Family Courts, South, Saket Courts in Ex.No.117/23 and 185/23. The operative directions therein are as under:

“ JD is having permanent Govt. Job despite that he is not paying the arrears of interim maintenance. As the JD is not making the payment of interim maintenance to the DH, therefore, Force Head Quater Directorate General, Border Security Force, Block-I 0, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi is directed to attach Rs.25,000/- per month from the salary of the JD in addition to Rs.35,000/- which is already being attached under the Order of Border Security Force and deposit/credit the same in the account of the DH. ”

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Learned counsel for the respondent / BSF submits that the aforesaid directions are being scrupulously complied with. It is submitted that salary of the concerned person has been attached and duly deposited / credited in the account of the petitioner upto the month of January, 2026.

It is assured and undertaken that even for the future period, as long as the aforesaid direction is subsisting, the respondent shall continue to act in consonance thereof, notwithstanding the transfer of the concerned person.

It transpires that the concerned person, whose salary is attached / remitted to the petitioner, has been transferred to Malda, West Bengal. 5. It shall be ensured that the records of the concerned person, whose salary is liable to be deducted, are also expeditiously transferred to the concerned local office/ authorities, along with appropriate instructions for attachment of salary to the extent contemplated under the aforesaid order dated 19.08.2023, so as to ensure that the deducted amount is duly credited to the account of the petitioner.

The respondent/s assure that there shall be no failure to comply with the aforesaid directions, even for a single month.

Taking the above statement on record, the petition stands disposed of.

The petitioner shall be at liberty to apprise the concerned local authorities of the BSF in Malda as to the present order.

SACHIN DATTA, J

FEBRUARY 5, 2026/ cl

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