Lokendra Singh And ORS v. Govind Mohan And ANR

$~104 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CONT.CAS(C) 240/2025 LOKENDRA SINGH AND ORS .....Petitioner Through:

Ms. Saahila Lamba, Advocate versus GOVIND MOHAN AND ANR .....Respondent Through:

Dr. Vijendra Mahndiyan, CGSC with Mr. Vedansh, Advocate for UOI

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN

O R D E R

% 17.02.2025 1.

Petitioner seeks initiation of contempt proceedings against respondents for wilful disobedience of specific directions contained in order dated 23.07.2024 passed by learned Division Bench in W.P. (C) No. 10051/2024. 2.

As per specific directions contained therein, respondents were directed to decide the representation dated 22.05.2024 of the petitioners within eight weeks by passing a reasoned and speaking order. 3.

Learned counsel for respondents appears on advance notice and submits that in order to take appropriate decision and in order to ensure that order in question was a reasoned and speaking one, they have sought legal opinion from the Ministry of Law & Justice and also certain directions from Ministry of Home Affairs/Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT). 4.

It is submitted that matter is already under active consideration and on the basis of instructions, learned counsel for respondents submits that in any CONT.CAS(C) 240/2025 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 01/07/2025 at 01:44:35

case, the representation shall be decided within a period of four weeks from today and the outcome thereof shall also be duly communicated to the petitioners.

5.

In view of the aforesaid assurance given by learned counsel for respondents, Ms. Saahila Lamba, learned counsel for petitioners, at the moment, does not press her present contempt petition. She, however, seeks liberty to revive the same by moving appropriate application, in case nothing is done within the period as undertaken above. 6.

Petition stands disposed of as not pressed.

7.

Liberty, as prayed, is granted.

MANOJ JAIN, J FEBRUARY 17, 2025/dr CONT.CAS(C) 240/2025 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 01/07/2025 at 01:44:35