South Delhi Municipal Corporation & ORS. v. Mep Infrastructure Developer Ltd

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CONT.CAS(C) 416/2020 SOUTH DELHI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION & ORS .....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Sanjay Jain, ASG with Ms. Garima Prashad, Standing Counsel along with Mr.

Arkarsh Kumar and Mr.

Yuvraj Sharma, Advocates versus MEP INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPER LTD..... Respondent Through:

Dr. Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Mr. Mukul Rohtagi and Mr.

Rajiv Nayar, Senior Advocates with Mr. Rajiv Dwivedi, Mr. Kartik Nayar and Mr.

Azem Samuel, Advocates

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SIDDHARTH MRIDUL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TALWANT SINGH

ORDER

% 14.08.2020 The present matter has been taken up for hearing by way of Video Conferencing on account of COVID-19 pandemic. CM APPL.19066/2020 (Exemption) 1.

The present application under Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 has been filed on behalf of the applicants/petitioners seeking exemption from filing duly attested affidavits in support of the accompanying petition and to pay the requisite court fees. CONT.CAS(C) 416/2020

2.

For the reasons stated in the application and in view of the present prevailing situation, the same is allowed. The applicants/petitioners are allowed to file the duly signed and attested affidavits within a period of one week from the date of resumption of regular functioning of the Court. Further, the applicants/petitioners are allowed to file the requisite court fee within a period of one week from today.

3.

With the above directions, the present application is disposed of. CONT.CAS(C) 416/2020 1.

Mr. Sanjay Jain, learned Additional Solicitor General, on instructions, seeks leave to withdraw this contempt petition, with liberty to file a fresh contempt petition, if so advised, on the ground of the subsequent developments, that have taken place, since the original filing of the present contempt petition.

2.

Leave and liberty granted.

3.

The contempt petition is dismissed as withdrawn and disposed of accordingly.

SIDDHARTH MRIDUL, J TALWANT SINGH, J AUGUST 14, 2020/dn/as Click here to check corrigendum, if any CONT.CAS(C) 416/2020