Dr Amit Kumar v. Prof Saloni Gupta

$~23 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CONT.CAS(C) 155/2026 & CM APPL. 5492/2026 DR AMIT KUMAR .....Petitioner Through:

Mr.Vishwendra Verma, Adv. with Ms.Shivali, Mr.Abhedya S. Verma and Mr.Abhishek Nagar, Advs.

versus PROF SALONI GUPTA .....Respondent Through:

Nemo.

CORAM:

HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA

O R D E R

% 27.01.2026 1.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner.

2.

This petition has been filed with a prayer to initiate contempt proceedings against the respondent for allegedly flouting the order dated 15.04.2025 passed in LPA 1249/2024.

3.

By the said order, a Division Bench of this Court directed that in case any amount admitted to be due and payable by the respondent to the petitioner/appellant, the same should be released to him within a period of four weeks. The operative portion of the said order is embodied in paragraph 5, which is reproduced herein below: "5. We direct that in case any amount is admitted to be due and payable by the respondent to the appellant, the same should be released to the appellant within a period of four weeks from today without prejudice to the rights and contentions of either of the parties." 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 30/01/2026 at 12:41:10

4.

Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that in a reply filed on behalf of the respondent to CM APPL. 30570/2025, the respondent has stated that it is unclear on what basis and from where the appellant has produced the so called Annexure A-30 appended to the appeal. It is stated by learned counsel for appellant that Annexure A-30 is a document, which was handed over to the Court during the course of hearing of W.P. (C) 3644/2020, as is apparent from a marking which is available on the right hand corner on the top of the said document.

5.

The only direction given by the Appellate Court in its order dated 15.04.2025 was that in case any amount is admitted, the same should be released to the petitioner. The respondent by filing reply to the CM APPL. 30570/2025 in LPA 1249/2024, has stated that no amount is admitted. 6.

In view of the fact that the respondent has denied any admitted liability, we are of the opinion in absence of any deliberate act of flouting the order dated 15.04.2025, no contempt is made out. 7.

Accordingly, the petition along with pending application is hereby dismissed.

DEVENDRA KUMAR UPADHYAYA, CJ TEJAS KARIA, J JANUARY 27, 2026 "shailndra"

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 30/01/2026 at 12:41:10