SH. RAJESH KUMAR vs SH. VIJAY KUMAR BIDHURI & ORS.

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$~7 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 3rd March, 2025 + CONT.CAS(C) 536/2020 & CM APPL. 11293/2021 SH. RAJESH KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: None. versus SH. VIJAY KUMAR BIDHURI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mrs. Avnish Ahlawat, Standing Counsel, GNCTD (Services) with Mr. N.K. Singh with Ms. Laavanya Kaushik, Ms. Aliza Alam, Mr.Mohnish Sehrawat and Mr. Amitoj Chadha, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. None appears on behalf of the petitioner. 2. This Court has gone through the averments made in the contempt petition and also various previous orders. 3. Petitioner has sought initiation of contempt against respondents for wilful disobedience of order dated 13.08.2019 passed by learned Division Bench of this Court in W.P.(C) 1183/2018. 4. It is pertinent to mention that the abovesaid writ petition had been filed by Chairman-cum-Managing Director of DTC. DTC, in all such writ petitions, had assailed orders passed by learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi. Signature Not Verified CONT.CAS(C) 536/2020 1 Digitally Signed By:SONIA THAPLIYAL Signing Date:04.03.2025 16:44:56 5. The case of DTC was to the effect that various drivers had obtained employment in DTC on the strength of driving licences which were, eventually, found to be forged and fabricated. However, they were directed to be reinstated by the learned Tribunal. 6. It was in the abovesaid backdrop that all the abovesaid writ petitions were filed, challenging the abovesaid reinstatement with back wages. 7. Learned Division Bench of this Court disposed of all such writ petitions by permitting DTC to issue detailed show-cause notices to each such respondent and to any other similarly situated person. It also directed that t