Khanna Paper Mills Ltd v. Union Of India & ANR.

$~84 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CONT.CAS(C) 253/2026 &CM APPL. 9880/2026 KHANNA PAPER MILLS LTD .....Petitioner Through:

Mr. Umesh Kumar, Mr. Shantanu Sagar, Mr. Anuj Yadav, Mr. Abhishek Kumar Gond, Advs.

versus UNION OF INDIA & ANR.

.....Respondent Through:

Mr.

Farman Ali, Ms.

Laavanya Kaushik, Ms.

Usha Jamnal, Ms.

Khyaati, Advs.

Mr. Bhaskar Bhardwaj, Mr. Vakeel Ahmed, Ms. Nandini Agarwal, Advs.

for R-2

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASMEET SINGH

O R D E R

% 18.02.2026 1.

This is a writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following reliefs:

a. "Initiate contempt proceedings against the Respondents under Sections 2(b) and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 for wilful and deliberate disobedience of the order dated 17.12.2025passed inW.P.(C) 19067/2025;

b. Direct the Respondent to forthwith comply with the order The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

dated 17.12.2025 by deciding the Petitioner's representation and communicating the decision without any further delay;..."

2.

In the order dated 17.12.2025, the Court directed the respondent No. 2 to treat the petition as a representation and decide the same within 2 weeks under intimation to the petitioner.

3.

The said order reads as under:

"1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode.

2. The present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeks the following prayers:

"a. Issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction thereby directing Respondent Nos. 2 namely, the Institute of Company Secretaries of India to forthwith dispose of the complaint bearing no. DC/1083/2024 and DC/1089/2024 dated 09.08.2024 in terms of Rule 18 of the Company Secretaries Rules, 2007 read with Section 21B the Companies Secretaries Act, 1980 within a strictly time-bound period as may be fixed by this Hon'ble Court;

b. Pass such further order(s) in favour of the Petitioner and against the Respondent in the facts and circumstances of the case."

3. Learned counsel for respondent no. 2, on advance notice submits thatthe present petition will be treated as representation and will be decided within two weeks from today under intimation to the petitioner.

4. In view of the above, the petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent no. 2 to treat the present petition as representation and decide the same within two weeks from today under intimation to the petitioner.

5. Pending application(s), if any, also stands disposed of." The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

4.

Despite the clear directions of the Court, the disciplinary committee has not been constituted and the petitioner has not been given any hearing.

5.

For the said reasons, it is directed that the respondent No. 2 shall constitute a disciplinary committee, hear the petitioner and pass a speaking order expeditiously and not later than 3 months from today. 6.

With these directions, the petition is disposed of. 7.

In case the order is not complied with, the petitioner will be entitled to revive the petition.

JASMEET SINGH, J FEBRUARY 18, 2026/sp The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.