COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION vs ROOP DARSHAN PANDEY AND ORS.

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$~31 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 23rd January, 2025 + CONT.CAS. (CRL) 13/2024 COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Rajiv Nayar, Sr. Adv, Mr. Dayan Krishnan Sr. Adv, Mr. Maninder Singh, Sr. Adv, Mr. Rishi Agrawala, Mr. Rahul Malhotra, Ms. Devika Mohan, Mr. Ankit Banati, Mr. Abhishek Anand, Ms. Manavi Agarwal, Ms. Kashish Mathur, Ms. Minal Kaushik, Ms. Sanjana Nair and Mr. Rishu Kant Sharma, Advocates for Vijay Srivastava. versus ROOP DARSHAN PANDEY AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Roop Darshan Pandey in person. Ms. Anjali Sisodia for Ms. Neha Jain. Mr. Deepak Dahiya, Advocate. Mr. Atul Krishna, Journalist alongwith Mr. Advait Ghosh, Advocate for The New Indian. CORAM: JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE AMIT SHARMA Prathiba M. Singh, J. (Oral) 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. Background 2. The present contempt reference arises out of the order dated 28th October, 2024 passed by a ld. Single Judge of this Court in CRL.M.C. 5587/2024 titled as Vijay Srivastava & Anr. v. State NCT of Delhi & Anr. The said CRL.M.C. was filed by Shri Vijay Srivastava and Hero Moto Corp. Signature Not Verified CONT.CAS.(CRL) 13/2024 Page 1 of 63 Digitally Signed By:RAHUL Signing Date:23.01.2025 18:34 Ltd. challenging the order dated 19th July, 2023 passed in Complaint Case No.187/2024 wherein the ld. Judicial Magistrate directed registration of FIR against the Petitioner. The said complaint was filed on 21st July, 2024, by the contemnor Shri Roop Darshan Pandey, who was a director of Brain Logistics Pvt. Ltd. (hereinafter referred as ‘BLPL’). Dispute between BLPL/Roop Darshan Pandey with Hero Moto Corp. Ltd. 3. The dispute between the contesting parties emanated out of a jobs contract dated 1st October, 2001 signed with BLPL