Smt. Sneh Lata Ahuja v. Sh.Rakesh Dahiya

SINDHU KRISHNAKUMAR 25.08.2020 22:48 $~3 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CONT.CAS(C) 462/2020 & CM APPLs.20357-58/2020 SMT. SNEH LATA AHUJA ..... Petitioner Through:

Ms. Karuna Chhatwal, Advocate.

(M:8588836808) versus SH.RAKESH DAHIYA ..... Respondent Through:

Mr. Ankur Chhibber, Mr. Anshuman Mehrotra and Mr. Harsh Dhankar, Advocates.(M:9582597616)

CORAM:

JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH

O R D E R

% 25.08.2020 1.

This hearing has been held through video conferencing. CM APPL.462/2020 (for exemption from filing court fee and signs of Petitioner on documents) 2.

This is an application seeking exemption from filing court fee and permitting digital signatures of the Petitioner on documents. Binding the deponent of the affidavit to the contents of the application, the exemption is granted. Insofar as the court fee is concerned, the same be deposited within one week. Application is disposed of. Registry to submit a report in case the court fees is not filed after a month.

CONT.CAS(C) 462/2020 & CM APPL.20358/2020 (for exemption) 3.

The present petition has been filed alleging contempt of the order dated 11th October, 2019 passed in W.P. (C) 4180/2017. Vide the said order, the ld. Single Judge of this Court had directed refund of the stamp duty within a period of eight weeks from the date of the order. However, despite By:PRATHIBA M SINGH

repeated attempts by the Petitioner, the said amount was not refunded before filing of the present petition.

4.

Mr. Ankur Chhibber, ld. counsel appearing for the Collector of Stamps, submits that a refund voucher has now been approved and issued on 21st August, 2021. He has shown a copy of the refund voucher via the sharescreen feature. Copy of the same be transmitted to the Court Master. 5.

Considering that the refund voucher is approved, the Petitioner may now collect the refund voucher from the Collector of Stamps, Chankaya Puri and present the same for obtaining a refund of the amount of Rs.32,004/-. If there is any impediment in obtaining the refund, the Petitioner is permitted to approach this Court by merely mentioning the matter. 6.

With these observations, the present petition and all pending applications are disposed of.

PRATHIBA M. SINGH, J.

AUGUST 25, 2020 dj/T By:PRATHIBA M SINGH