JAI KISHAN KHANNA DECEASED THROUGH HIS LR vs REGISTRAR OF DELHI COOPERATIVE SOCIETES & ANR.

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$~108 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 19th February, 2025 + CONT.CAS(C) 108/2025 JAI KISHAN KHANNA DECEASED THROUGH HIS LR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Kamal Kapoor, Advocate. versus REGISTRAR OF DELHI COOPERATIVE SOCIETES & ANR. .....Respondent Through: Mr. Paripoorn Singh and Mr. Anurag Nasiar and Ms. A., Advocates for R-1. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. Petitioner seeks initiation of contempt proceedings against concerned Registrar of Cooperative Societies (RCS) for violating order dated 28.03.2022 passed in W.P.(C) 11330/2016. While disposing of the above said writ petition, RCS was directed to decided the representation within four weeks. 2. Since no action was taken by the concerned RCS, the petitioner had to file a contempt petition earlier also which was registered as CONT. CAS(C) 1960/2023 and on the basis of the assurance given by the concerned Assistant Registrar, the above said contempt petition was disposed of by directing the order be passed within two weeks. 3. Now, the present contempt petition has been filed asserting that despite the above said specific assurance given by the concerned Registrar, nothing has been done and, therefore, contempt proceedings be initiated against her for wilful disobedience of the specific directions and for showing utter disregard of the order passed by this Court, which was primarily on the basis Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed CONT.CAS(C) 108/2025 1 By:SONIA THAPLIYAL Signing Date:21.02.2025 12:38:35 of her own assurance. 4. Learned counsel for respondent does admit that there is a delay in doing the needful but at the same time supplements that the order has already been passed by the concerned RCS on 14.02.2025, a copy of which has been transmitted