Asha Vs Seeta Ram Goyal — Contempt of Court | Delhi HC (2026)

Asha Vs Seeta Ram Goyal — Contempt of Court | Delhi HC (2026)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Contempt petition disposed of after recording partial payment of Rs.3,00,000/- towards outstanding dues, taking on record the respondent's undertaking to clear the balance of Rs.2,20,000/- by 14.08.2026 and to pay monthly maintenance regularly from June 2026, and ordering immediate release of the respondent from judicial custody.

Issue for consideration

Whether the respondent has complied with the outstanding payment obligations towards the petitioner and given a binding undertaking for future payments, such that the contempt petition may be disposed of and the respondent released from judicial custody.

Court's answer

The respondent's counsel furnished a Bank Draft of Rs.3,00,000/- payable to the petitioner in partial compliance with the direction in the order dated 24.12.2022 in MT No. 18/2022, and the draft was handed over to the petitioner.

Ratio / Principle

Of the outstanding Rs.5,20,000/-, the remaining Rs.2,20,000/- is to be paid on or before 14.08.2026 (covering arrears upto May 2026), and monthly maintenance from June 2026 onwards is to be paid regularly before the 7th day of every month; this undertaking is taken on record.

Key takeaways

Breach of the recorded undertaking shall entail severe action against the respondent under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 for wilful disobedience of the undertaking given to the Court.ratio¶17
Since the respondent was produced pursuant to the NBWs issued on the previous date of hearing, he was directed to be immediately released from judicial custody, with copies to the SHO and Jail Superintendent.ratio¶18
The present petition stands disposed of in the above terms, with a copy of the order to be given dasti under the signatures of the Court Master.ratio

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Contempt petition (CONT.CAS(C) 466/2024, High Court of Delhi, Sachin Datta, J., 19.05.2026): Following production of the respondent before the Court pursuant to non-bailable warrants issued on the previous date of hearing, his counsel furnished a Bank Draft of Rs.3,00,000/- payable to the petitioner in partial compliance with the direction in the order dated 24.12.2022 passed in MT No. 18/2022. The Court recorded that the total outstanding amount due to the petitioner was Rs.5,20,000/-. On instructions, the respondent undertook to pay the remaining Rs.2,20,000/- on or before 14.08.2026 (covering arrears upto May 2026) and to pay monthly maintenance from June 2026 regularly before the 7th day of every month. The undertaking was taken on record, with breach to entail severe action under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 for wilful disobedience. The petition was disposed of in these terms and the respondent was ordered to be immediately released from judicial custody, with copies to the SHO and Jail Superintendent and a dasti copy to the respondent.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

CONT.CAS(C) 466/2024 ASHA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Rohit Shukla, Mr. Vivek Kumar Grover, Mr. Adharsh Kumar and Mr. Nadi Kamlaq, Advs alongwith petitioner.

versus

SEETA RAM GOYAL .....Respondent

Through: Mr. Amit Nahata, Advocate. Respondent-in-person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN DATTA O R D E R % 19.05.2026

CONT.CAS(C) 466/2024 & CM APPL.34050/2026 (for cancellation of NBWs against R-1 directed vide order dated 15.04.2026)

Pursuant to the NBWs issued on the previous date of hearing, against the respondent, the respondent has been produced in the Court today.

Learned counsel for the respondent has furnished a Bank Draft of Rs.3,00,000/- payable to the petitioner in partial compliance with the direction contained in the order dated 24.12.2022 passed in MT No. 18/2022. The said Bank Draft has been handed over to the petitioner and a copy of the same is reproduced as under:

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 20/05/2026 at 15:15:38

Concededly, the outstanding amount due and payable to the petitioner is to the tune of Rs.5,20,000/-. Out of the same, Rs.3,00,000/- has been furnished by way of the above Bank Draft.

It is submitted by the learned counsel for the respondent, on instructions, that the remaining outstanding amount of Rs.2,20,000/- shall be paid on or before 14.08.2026. The same shall cover arrears upto May, 2026. 5. It is undertaken that the monthly maintenance with effect from June, 2026 shall be paid regularly and without fail, before the 7^th day of every month.

The aforesaid undertaking is taken on record.

It is agreed that the breach of the aforesaid undertaking shall entail severe action against the respondent as contemplated under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 for committing wilful disobedience of the undertaking given to this Court.

The present petition stands disposed of in the above terms. 9. As the respondent is produced before this Court today pursuant to the NBWs issued on the previous date of hearing, the respondent is directed to be immediately released from judicial custody. Let a copy of this order be supplied to the concerned SHO and the Jail Superintendent.

The presence of the SHO, who has produced the respondent in the Court today, is taken on record.

Let a copy of this order be given dasti under the signatures of the Court Master.

SACHIN DATTA, J

MAY 19, 2026/ at

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 20/05/2026 at 15:15:38