M M DHONCHAK vs UNION OF INDIA

$~P-1 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Decided on: 03.03.2025 W.P.(C) 15933/2024 & CM APPLs. 66981/2024, 75074/2024, 8490/2025 M M DHONCHAK .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Satyawan Kudalwal, Advocate. versus UNION OF INDIA .....Respondent Through: Ms. Pratima N. Lakra, CGSC with Mr. Chandan Prajapati, Ms. Kashish G. Baweja, Advocates for UoI with Mr. Sushan Gupta, Ms. Suvarcha Mittal. Mr. Sanjeev Bhandari, Advocate for DRT Bar Association, Chandigarh. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN JUDGMENT 1. The challenge in this writ petition is to an order of the Union of India [“UOI”] – Ministry of Finance dated 05.11.2024, by which the suspension of the petitioner from the post of Presiding Officer, Debts Recovery Tribunal [“DRT”]-II, Chandigarh, was extended for a period of 180 days beyond 09.11.2024. A. Facts 2. The petitioner, a retired Judicial Officer, was appointed as the Presiding Officer, DRT-II Chandigarh, on 20.02.2022. According to the 3. Against this order, the petitioner, in his personal capacity, filed SLP(C) No. 21138/2022, in which certain interim orders were passed by the Supreme Court. The matter was ultimately left to the decision of the Chairman of the DRT/