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Virender Kumar v. Rupesh Kumar Thakur, Ceo, Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board

Delhi HC26 Feb 2026CONT.CAS(C)/338/2026

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Delhi High Court contempt petition, CONT.CAS(C) 338/2026, decided 26.02.2026 by Justice Sachin Datta. Petitioner Virender Kumar alleged non-compliance of order dated 25.08.2025 in W.P. (C) 12810/2025 directing DUSIB (respondent Rupesh Kumar Thakur, CEO, Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board) to pass a reasoned and speaking order within eight weeks. Compliance shown via speaking order dated 04.11.2025; petition disposed of; liberty reserved to challenge the speaking order. Keywords: contempt, wilful disobedience, DUSIB, speaking order, representation, disposed of.

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Petition disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to assail the speaking order dated 04.11.2025 in accordance with law, if aggrieved therewith. ¶15

Virender Kumar Vs Rupesh Kumar Thakur, Ceo, Delhi Urban… — Contempt of Court | Delhi HC (2026)

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$~229

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- CONT.CAS(C) 338/2026 VIRENDER KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Megha De and Ms. L. Gangmei, Advocates.

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versus

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RUPESH KUMAR THAKUR, CEO, DELHI URBAN SHELTER IMPROVEMENT BOARD

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.....Respondent Through: Mr. Anuj Chaturvedi, Ms. Richa Dhawan and Ms. Yashita, Advocates.

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CORAM:

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN DATTA O R D E R % 26.02.2026

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The present petition has been filed by the petitioner alleging wilful disobedience/ non-compliance of the directions contained in the order dated 25.08.2025 passed by this court in W.P. (C) 12810/2025. The same, inter alia , directs as under:

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“4. In view of the fact that the reliefs sought by the petitioner are, according to DUSIB, already under administrative consideration, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction that DUSIB will treat the present writ petition as a representation and pass a reasoned and speaking order within a period of eight weeks from today.”

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During the course of hearing, it is pointed out by the learned counsel for the respondent, who appears on advance notice, that the representation of the petitioner has been disposed of by way of a speaking order dated 04.11.2025. A copy of the same has been handed over to the learned counsel for the petitioner during the course of hearing.

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In view thereof, no further orders are required to be passed in the

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 09/03/2026 at 10:29:03

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present petition and the same is accordingly disposed of.

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Needless to say, the petitioner would be at liberty to assail the speaking order dated 04.11.2025 in accordance with law, if the petitioner is aggrieved therewith.

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SACHIN DATTA, J

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FEBRUARY 26, 2026/ at

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This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 09/03/2026 at 10:29:03

Virender Kumar v. Rupesh Kumar Thakur, Ceo, Delhi Urban Shelter Improvement Board

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