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High Court of DelhiCONT.CAS(C)/41/2025

Arcon Systems Pvt Ltd v. Saluja Construction Company Ltd & ORS.

2026-02-07Hon'Ble Mr. Justice Sachin Datta4 pages

$~2 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CONT.CAS(C) 41/2025 ARCON SYSTEMS PVT LTD.

.....Petitioner Through:

Mr. Saurabh Seth, Ms. Neelampreet Kaur, Mr. Abhiroop Rathore and Mr.

Kabir Dev, Advocates.

versus SALUJA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LTD & ORS.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. P.S. Bindra, Sr. Adv. alongwith Ms. Madhu S. Oberoi, Mr. Ankit Kakkan and Ms. Deepti Mehra, Advocates.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN DATTA % 06.04.2026

O R D E R

CM APPL.19423/2026 (seeking revival of contempt proceedings) 1.

The present application has been filed by the petitioner/applicant seeking revival of the present petition in terms of the liberty granted vide order dated 07.02.2026. The said order reads as under:- The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

2.

It transpires that the respondents and its directors have not adhered to the undertaking incorporated in the aforesaid order dated 07.02.2026. 3.

It is submitted by the petitioner that a sum of Rs.80,00,000/-, which was due on or before 28.02.2026, was paid only on 12.03.2026 through an RTGS transfer. However, subsequently, the petitioner's bank account, into which the remittance had been made, was subjected to a debit freeze/lien pursuant to orders issued by the Cyber Crime Police Station, Industrial Area, Chandigarh. It is stated that the said action was taken on account of the fact that the bank account from which the remittance had been made by the respondents, was under investigation by law enforcement agencies at Chandigarh.

4.

It further transpires that an amount of Rs.1,00,00,000/- which was payable on or before 31.03.2026 has not been paid at all by the respondents. 5.

It is noticed that the order dated 07.02.2026 clearly records that any breach of the agreed terms would be treated as wilful/ egregious breach of the undertaking given to this Court, entailing severe actions under the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 against the respondent company and its directors, who also gave their undertaking as recorded in the said order dated 07.02.2026.

6.

Issue notice.

7.

Learned counsel, as aforesaid, accepts notice on behalf of the respondents.

8.

Learned senior counsel for the non-applicants/respondents is unable to controvert that the respondents are in breach of the undertaking as recorded in the order dated 07.02.2026, and therefore appropriate orders in terms of the Paragraph 4 of the said order are required to be passed against the The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

respondent no.1 and its directors. He, however, requests that orders in this regard be deferred till the next date of hearing to enable the respondents to purge their conduct.

9.

A Pay Order of Rs.20,00,000/- has been handed over by the learned counsel for the respondents to the petitioner today. The same is reproduced herein below:

10.

The same has been accepted by the petitioner without prejudice to its rights and contentions.

11.

Till the next date of hearing:

(i) the respondent no.1 and its directors shall not travel out of Country without the leave of this Court.

(ii) the respondent no.1 and its directors shall not alienate or deal with any of their immoveable properties, without the leave of this Court.

12.

List on 07.05.2026.

SACHIN DATTA, J APRIL 6, 2026/at The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.