A contempt petition alleging non-compliance with directions in W.P.(C) 4257/2019 to release supplementary land acquisition compensation. MCD produced a demand draft for the balance amount before the Court; counsel for the petitioner sought leave to withdraw, and the petition was dismissed as withdrawn.
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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
PUL BANGASH RANI JHANSI ROAD WELFARE ASSOCIATION
.....Petitioner Through: Mr. S.K. Rout, Ms. Dimple Dhamija, Mr. Aman Mehrotra, Mr. Aman Mehrotra, Mr. Rahul Kumar, Ms. Parmia Nath, Advs. versus RICHA & ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sanjay Kumar Pathak, SC for R-1 with Mr. Sunil Kumar Jha, Mr. M.S. Akhtar, Mr. Kushagra Dixit, Advs. Mr. Sanjay Vashishtha, SC for MCD with Mr. Siddhartha Goswami, Mr. Krish Bhatia, Advs.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT SHARMA
O R D E R % 19.05.2026
“In view of the above submissions, it therefore must humbly prayed that this Hon'ble Court may graciously be pleased to punish the respondents as per section 11 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act for disobeying and flouting the orders of this Hon'ble Court dated 08.07.2019 in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 4257/2019.
The petitioner be also granted any other relief which the
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Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case along with the cost of the petition.”
“3. After the said exercise is complete, steps will be taken to release the compensation payable to the respective persons found entitled therein, in terms of the supplementary award not later than 12 weeks from today. If any of the members of the Petitioner Association is aggrieved by the said orders, it will be open for them to seek appropriate remedies in accordance with law.”
“The Land Acquisition Collector, District Central, Govt. of N.CT of Delhi has passed supplementary award of Rs. 10,62,03,033/- vide Award No. 12/LAC(C) /17-18 for the payment of superstructures which were situated on the land acquired by the LAC vide main Award No. 12/LAC(N)/12-13 for the construction of Grade Separator, Rani Jhansi Road, Delhi.
The Competent Authority has approved to make the Balance payment of Rs.2,77,22,427/- (Two Crore Seventy Seven Lakh Twenty Two Thousand Four Hundred Twenty Seven Only.) out of Rs.10,62,03,033/-. Further, the department has already deposited the amount of Rs.7,84,80,606/-(vide Demand Draft No, 225685 dated 03.09.2021 & 225388 dated 06.09.2021 Rs.7,58,37,000/- and Rs. 26,43,606/- respectively).
Accordingly, Demand Draft bearing No, 145434 dated 0805-2026 for Rs.2,77,22,427/- issued by SBI Chandni Chowk Delhi is hereby enclosed herewith please.”
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to withdraw the present petition.
AMIT SHARMA, J
MAY 19, 2026/ kr
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Amit Sharma
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