Debabrata Ray Choudhuri v. Nivedita Shukla Verma Secretary Union Of India & ORS.

$~80 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CONT.CAS(C) 755/2025 DEBABRATA RAY CHOUDHURI .....Petitioner Through:

Mr. S.K.Jain, Mr. Akshu Jain, Ms.

Stuti Jain, Ms. Vishwa Bharti, Mr.

Amogh Sunil Dombe, Mr. Siddharth Makkar, Ms. Alka Dhar and Mr.

Dheeraj Upadhyay, Advs. along with petitioner in person.

versus NIVEDITA SHUKLA VERMA SECRETARY UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

.....Respondents Through:

Ms. Arunima Dwivedi, CGSC, Ms.

Pinky Pawar and Mr. Sainyam Bhardwaj, Advs.

Mr. Amit Tiwari, CGSC, Ms. Ayushi Srivastava and Mr. Ayush Tanwar, Advs. for UOI.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN DATTA % 19.05.2025

O R D E R

1.

Learned counsel for the respondent no.2/Hindustan Antibiotics Ltd. submits that the payment of the admissible amount to the petitioner in terms of the directions contained in the order dated 29.01.2025 in W.P(C) 12388/2024 has been processed. The amount payable has been calculated as follows:

Sl. No.

Particulars Amount (Rs.) A.

Total amount payable as per approved schedule of fee without deduction of TDS 2,47,09,000 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 01:17:51

B.

TDS deductable @ 10% 24,70,900 C.

Net Payable (After TDS) 2,22,38,100 D.

Advance Amount Paid 1,41,43,935 E.

TDS deducted 5,20,000 F.

Total Payable (F=A-{D+E} (F=2,47,09,000 less {1,41,43,935 + 5,20,000} 1,00,45,065 G.

TDS to be deposited / deducted (G=B-E) 19,50,900 H.

Balance Net Payable to Adv.

D.R. Choudhuri (H = F-G) 80,94,165 2.

It is submitted that a cheque for Rs.80,94,165/- (Rupees Eighty Lakhs Ninety-Four Thousand One Hundred Sixty-Five Only) has already been prepared, and that the same is in process of being sent to the petitioner through post and should reach him in due course. 3.

In the circumstances, learned counsel for the petitioner, while not accepting the calculation of the respondent, does not wish to press the present contempt petition at this stage. The same is accordingly, dismissed as withdrawn.

4.

Needless to say, the receipt of the aforesaid amount by the petitioner shall be without prejudice to his rights and contentions. SACHIN DATTA, J MAY 19, 2025/cl 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 01:17:51