Priya Mehta v. Sh. Keshav Chandra, Chairman And ANR

$~100 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CONT.CAS(C) 214/2025 PRIYA MEHTA .....Petitioner Through:

Ms. Sanan Ansari and Ms. V. Singh, Advocates.

versus SH. KESHAV CHANDRA, CHAIRMAN AND ANR .....Respondent Through:

Mr. Abhinav Bajaj, ASC with Mr.

Saksham Ojha and Ms. Geetashi Chandna, Advocates for R-1 & 2/NDMC.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN

O R D E R

% 12.02.2025 1.

Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks initiation of contempt proceedings against respondent for wilful disobedience of the specific directions contained in order dated 25.07.2024 passed by learned Coordinate Bench of this Court in W.P.(C) 1430/2020.

2.

It is submitted that, without prejudice to her rights and contentions, the petitioner had deposited two cheques (Rs.2,37,545/- and Rs.8,57,775/-) and such cheques were duly encashed by NDMC on 25.09.2024. She submits that despite above said encashment, the mutation has yet not been done in favour of the petitioner.

3.

Learned counsel for the respondent appears on advance notice and does not dispute the facts mentioned in the present contempt petition. He, however, CONT.CAS(C) 214/2025 1 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 14/02/2025 at 12:21:10

submits that the matter is under active consideration and the requisite mutation shall be carried out within a maximum period of two weeks and a communication to the above said effect along with breakup of the requisite computation of the property tax shall be sent to the petitioner within the above said period of two weeks.

4.

It is also undertaken that such communication would also be forwarded to the e-mail of the learned counsel for the petitioner. 5.

Such statement is taken on record.

6.

In view of the above said assurance and statement given by learned counsel for the respondent, the petitioner, at the moment, does not press her contempt petition.

7.

The petitioner, however, seeks liberty to revive the contempt petition by moving appropriate application, in case, nothing is done within the above said undertaken period of two weeks.

8.

The present petition is, accordingly, disposed of as not pressed. 9.

Liberty, as prayed, is granted.

MANOJ JAIN, J FEBRUARY 12, 2025/ss CONT.CAS(C) 214/2025 2 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 14/02/2025 at 12:21:10