Municipal Corporation of Delhi v. Sh. Samarjeet Singh & Anr.
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Delhi High Court contempt case CONT.CAS(C) 345/2026, decided 26.02.2026 by Justice Sachin Datta. Petitioner: Municipal Corporation of Delhi; Respondents: Sh. Samarjeet Singh & Anr. (counsel: Meghna De, Ishaan Goel, L. Gangmei, Divya Swamy, Anubhav Agrawal, Nidhi Kumar). Alleged wilful disobedience of directions in order dated 17.12.2025 in W.P.(C) 19147/2025 following issuance of recovery certificate dated 06.02.2026 (Annexure P-3) and continuing execution proceedings. Held: recovery certificate to be given effect only after verification by the concerned Delhi Labour Commissioner of the period it covers; respondents free to submit the calculation; certificate actionable only if its period does not overlap with the period referred to in the 17.12.2025 order; petitioner's objections to be considered. Petition disposed of. Keywords: contempt, recovery certificate, Delhi Labour Commissioner, overlap verification, execution proceedings.