Abhinav Immigration Services Private Limited v. Sunita Seth

Delhi High Court · 08 Aug 2022 · 2022:DHC:2996
C. Hari Shankar
CM(M) 792/2022
2022:DHC:2996
civil appeal_allowed

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The Delhi High Court set aside an order for attachment of the petitioner's properties in execution proceedings subject to payment of a part of the decretal amount and remanded the matter for continuation of proceedings.

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CM(M) 792/2022
HIGH COURT OF DELHI
CM(M) 792/2022
ABHINAV IMMIGRATION
SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED ..... Petitioner
Through: Mr. Siddharth Yadav, Sr.
Advocate with Mr. Wasim Ashraf, Adv.
VERSUS
SUNITA SETH ..... Respondent
Through: Mr. Dhananjai Jain, Adv.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.HARI SHANKAR
JUDGMENT
(ORAL)
08.08.2022
CM 35062/2022 (exemption)

1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

2. The application is disposed of.

3. The impugned order dated 4 CM(M) 792/2022 and CM 35061/2022 (stay) th July 2022, passed by the learned Additional District Judge (“the learned ADJ”) in Execution 137/2020 (Sunita Seth v. M/s Abhinav Outsourcings Pvt Ltd), directs issuance of warrants of attachment of the properties of the petitioner, who is judgment debtor before the learned ADJ in the aforesaid Execution Petition. 2022:DHC:2996

4. The impugned order has been passed on the ground that, as per the calculation-sheet filed by the respondent, who is the Decree Holder, the petitioner owed the respondent an amount of₹ 22,47,979/-, which had remained unpaid. As against this, Mr. Siddharth Yadav, learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner submits that an amount of ₹ 19,26,060/ already stands paid and that his client is willing to pay an amount of ₹ 6,76,350/- to the respondent during the course of the day and to the person whom the respondent may designate in that regard.

5. It is also averred, in the petition, that an application for recall of the impugned order dated 4th July 2022 had been filed by the petitioner, questioning the computation by the respondent of the amount allegedly due from the petitioner, but that, as the learned Judge was on leave on both the days when the said application was listed, it could not be taken up.

6. For all of aforesaid reasons, especially the fact that an application for recall had been filed by the petitioner which for no fault of the petitioner could not be taken up by the respondent, the petitioner has assailed the impugned order dated 4th

8. In view of the aforesaid undertaking of Mr. Yadav, Mr. Dhananjai Jain, learned Counsel for the respondent, is agreeable to setting aside of July 2022.

7. Mr. Siddharth Yadav, learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner, undertakes, that his client would pay, to the respondent, an amount of ₹ 6,76,350/- within a period of two days from today. the direction for issuance of warrants of attachment and to remand of the matter for continuation of proceedings to the learned Executing Court, without prejudice to his rights and contentions in the execution proceedings.

9. Accordingly, subject to the amount of ₹ 76,350/- being paid by the petitioner to the respondent or to the person identified by the respondent within a period of two days from today, the impugned direction for issuance of warrants of attachment of the petitioner’s property shall stand set aside. The learned Executing Court would continue with the execution proceedings and deal with the same in accordance with law. It will also be open for the petitioner to press this application for recall of the order dated 4th July 2022 before the learned Executing Court.

10. The petition stands disposed of in the aforesaid terms. Miscellaneous application is also disposed of. Copy of this order be given dasti to learned Counsel for the petitioner under the signature of C.HARI SHANKAR, J AUGUST 8, 2022 r.bararia