M Vs Vijaypreet Singh Lamba and Ors. — Domestic Violence | Delhi HC (2026)

M Vs Vijaypreet Singh Lamba and Ors. — Domestic Violence | Delhi HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Contempt petition disposed of, the petitioner's grievance standing redressed on compliance with the order dated 03.02.2026 and no wilful disobedience being found; liberty granted to respondent no.1 to seek removal of his personal effects through the competent Court/tribunal; expedition directions issued for the pending proceedings under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 (before the Divisional Commissioner) and the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005; neither side to take adjournments.

Issue for consideration

Whether there was wilful disobedience by the respondents of the orders passed by this Court (including the order dated 03.02.2026) in the contempt proceedings, and whether the petitioner's grievance stood redressed.

Court's answer

As on date there is no wilful disobedience on the part of the respondents with the orders passed by this Court.

Ratio / Principle

The petitioner's grievance stands redressed, the directions contained in the order dated 03.02.2026 having been complied with and the premises restored to their earlier condition.

Key takeaways

Liberty granted to respondent no.1 to file an appropriate application in the competent Court/tribunal seized of the matter for removal of his personal effects/articles from the premises, and any such application shall be decided expeditiously.ratio¶17
The Divisional Commissioner is requested to expedite the pending proceedings under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 and to schedule hearings at short intervals to adjudicate the controversy.ratio¶18
The concerned Court seized of the proceedings under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 is requested to expedite the proceedings.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Contempt case (civil), High Court of Delhi (Sachin Datta, J), disposed of on 09.04.2026. The petitioner (recorded as 'M', her identity suppressed under CM APPL.6245/2026) submitted that the directions in the order dated 03.02.2026 stood complied with, the premises having been restored to their earlier condition per the respondents' statement incorporated in paras-3 and 4 of that order. The Court accepted that as on date there was no wilful disobedience by the respondents and held the petitioner's grievance redressed, disposing of the petition accordingly. Respondent no.1 (Vijaypreet Singh Lamba), not residing in the premises, was granted liberty to file an appropriate application before the competent Court/tribunal for removal of his personal effects, to be decided expeditiously. The Divisional Commissioner was requested to expedite the pending proceedings under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, scheduling hearings at short intervals, and the Court seized of the proceedings under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 was likewise requested to expedite them. The petitioner remains bound by her para-6 statement in the order dated 03.02.2026 not to seek adjournments, and the respondents equally may not take adjournments.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

- CONT.CAS(C) 172/2026 and CM APPL.6245/2026 (for suppression of identity of petitioner)

M .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Jawahar Raja, Mr. Amit Kumar and Mr. Nitai Hinduja, Advs.

versus

VIJAYPREET SINGH LAMBA AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Satyakam R. Ghalib and Mr. Rajeev Sharma, Advs. for R-1. Ms. Urvi Mohan, Adv. for R-2 and 3. SI Braj Prakash, PS Malviya Nagar.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN DATTA

O R D E R % 09.04.2026

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the directions contained in the order dated 03.02.2026 have been complied with inasmuch as the premises have been restored to its earlier condition in terms of the statement made by the respondents and as incorporated in paras-3 and 4 of the said order dated 03.02.2026.

As such, the grievance of the petitioner stands redressed.

It is acceded that as on date there is no wilful disobedience on the part of the respondents with the orders passed by this Court.

Learned counsel for the respondents submits that since the respondent no.1 is not living in the premise in question, he is desirous of removing his personal effects / articles from the said premise.

Liberty is granted to the respondent no.1 to file an appropriate application in this regard in the competent Court / tribunal which is seized of

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the matter. In the event of such an application being filed, the same shall be decided expeditiously.

The pending proceedings under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 shall also be decided expeditiously. The Divisional Commissioner is requested to expedite the proceedings and schedule hearings at short intervals in order to adjudicate the controversy.

The concerned Court seized of the proceedings under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 is also requested to expedite the proceedings.

The petitioner shall continue to remain bound with the statement made on the previous date of hearing and as recorded in para-6 of the order dated 03.02.2026 that she shall not take any adjournment in the proceedings under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 as well as proceedings under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. Likewise, the respondents shall also not take any adjournment.

The petition is disposed of in the above terms.

SACHIN DATTA, J

APRIL 9, 2026/ cl

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