RIZWAN AHMED & ANR. vs SUBHASISH PANDA & ORS.

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on : 08 January 2025 Judgment pronounced on : 15 January 2025 + CONT.CAS(C) 1147/2023 RIZWAN AHMED & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Rajiv Kumar Ghawana, Mr. Ashish Kumar, Mr. Viklap Chandela and Mr. Sachin Chaudhary, Advs. versus SUBHASISH PANDA & ORS. ....Respondents Through: Ms. Manika Tripathy Pandey, SC with Mr. Ashutosh Kaushik, Mr. Barun Dev and Mr. Vansh Kalra, Advs. for DDA Mr. Raghvendra Upadhyay, Panel Counsel-GNCTD with Ms. Purnima Jain, Mr. Vaibhav Tripathi, Advs. for R-5/SHO CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DHARMESH SHARMA JUDGMENT 1. The petitioners seek initiation of contempt proceedings against the respondents/Delhi Development Authority1, Horticulture Division, arrayed as respondents No. 1 to 4, besides respondent No.5/SHO (Jamia Nagar), near Okhla Head, under Sections 11 and 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 read with Article 215 of the Constitution of India, 1950, for the alleged wilful disobedience of 1 DDA Signature Not Verified CONT.CAS(C) 1147/2023 Digitally Signed By:PRAMOD Page 1 of 8 KUMAR VATS Signing Date:16.01.2025 18:29:57 directions of this Court dated 15.11.2018, passed in W.P.(C) No. 11355/2017. 2. Briefly stated, the case of the petitioner No.1 is that he is the owner of land measuring 4 bigha 07 biswas, whereas petitioner No.2 is the owner of land measuring 2 bighas 19 biswas forming part of Khasra No. 249 situated in village Jogabai, Tehsil Mehrauli, New Delhi. It is stated that they had constructed residential houses on the aforesaid land and have been in occupation of the same for the last three decades. 3. The petitioners invoked the writ jurisdiction of this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1950, for declaration of the acquisition proceedings hav