Delhi Catholic Archdiocese v. Govt of NCT of Delhi & Anr.

Delhi High Court · 23 May 2023 · 2023:DHC:3989
Mini Pushkarna
W.P.(C) 7045/2023
2023:DHC:3989
civil petition_allowed

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The Delhi High Court directed the Government of NCT of Delhi to comply with the Deputy Commissioner's order to produce records in a pending appeal, disposing of the writ petition accordingly.

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W.P.(C) 7045/2023
HIGH COURT OF DELHI
Date of Decision: 23rd May, 2023
W.P.(C) 7045/2023 & CM APPLs. 27409/2023 & 27410/2023
DELHI CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE ..... Petitioner
Through: Mr. Vipul P. Sanghi, Advocate.
VERSUS
GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. ..... Respondents
Through: Mr. Nitin Kumar, Panel counsel (Civil) for respondent no. 1.
(M): 9560609686 Email: kumarnitin3@gmail.com
CORAM:
HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA [Physical Hearing/ Hybrid Hearing]
MINI PUSHKARNA, J. (ORAL):
CM APPL. 27409/2023 (Application under Section 151 CPC on behalf of the petitioner seeking exemption from filing typed/certified copies of certain annexures)
JUDGMENT

1. Allowed, subject to just exceptions.

2. Application is disposed of. W.P.(C) 7045/2023 & CM APPL. 27410/2023 (Application under Section 151 CPC for requisitioning the records of Case bearing no. 259/2019 and bearing Id No. 22062 pending before the Court of Learned Deputy Commissioner/District Magistrate, South East District, GNCTD tiled as Delhi Catholic Archdiocese VS Sudershan Kant Soni)

3. The present writ petition has been filed with prayer for direction to respondent no. 1 to comply with the directions of the learned Deputy Commissioner/District Magistrate, District South East, GNCTD in case bearing no. 259/2019 and bearing ID No. 22062, titled as Delhi Catholic Archdiocese vs. Sudershan Kant Soni.

4. It is submitted that the learned Deputy Commissioner, South East district, before whom the appeal of the petitioner herein is pending, has already directed the respondent to produce the proceedings of the Court of Learned SDM/RA, Kalkaji in case bearing no. RA/SDM/KJ/REV/20141573.

5. It is submitted that despite the aforesaid directions by the learned Deputy Commissioner, the respondents herein have not produced the requisite records before the learned Deputy Commissioner.

6. Issue notice.

7. Notice is accepted by learned counsel appearing for respondent no. 1.

8. Learned counsel appearing for respondent no. 1 submits that he shall comply with the directions as already passed by learned Deputy Commissioner and produce the requisite records before the learned Deputy Commissioner on the next date of hearing.

9. In view of the aforesaid, the statement made on behalf of respondent no. 1 is taken on record. The learned counsel is made bound by the said statement.

10. It is directed that the requisite records of the learned SDM/RA, as aforesaid, shall be produced by the respondent before the learned Deputy Commissioner/ District Magistrate, District South East, GNCTD on the next date of hearing, when the appeal is listed before the said authority.

11. With the aforesaid directions, the present writ petition is disposed of. MINI PUSHKARNA, J MAY 23, 2023 c