SHANTI MAHENDRAN vs DR. RAJENDER KUMAR & ORS.

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 19th September, 2025 Pronounced on: 15th October, 2025 + CONT.CAS(C)1098/2024 & CM APPL. 62483/2024, CM APPL. 39342/2025 SHANTI MAHENDRAN .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sanjay Kumar Dubey, Mr. Rajesh Pathak and Mr. Sumit Kumar and Mr. Ujjwal Kumar Dubey, Advocates. versus DR. RAJENDER KUMAR & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Hanu Bhaskar, Sr. CGSC with Mr. Jai Bhardwaj, Advocate. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT SHARMA JUDGMENT AMIT SHARMA, J. 1. The present petition under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 has filed seeking the following prayers: - “A. Initiate contempt proceeding against the alleged contemnor for wilfully and deliberately disobeying this Hon'ble Court's dated 18.03.2024 Writ Petition (Civil) no. 14434 of 2023 And /or B. Pass any other or further order/s as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case.” Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:NEETI KUMARI SHARMA CONT.CAS(C) 1098/2024 Page 1 of 30 Signing Date:16.10.2025 17:47:45 2. The petitioner herein is alleging non-compliance of directions passed by Hon’ble Division Bench of this Court vide common judgment dated 18.03.2024 in W.P.(C) 14434 of 2023 & other connected petitions. The directions passed vide the said judgment reads thus: - “46. Since the impugned lists were not final and under a cloud, they are not protected in terms of the saving paragraph in K. Meghachandra (supra). Even the tribunal had directed that any promotion made would be subject to outcome of the said Application and in fact promotions made thereafter were made by ESIC also subject to outcome of the Application. Thus, there is no merit in the contention on behalf of the Petitioner that the lists are protected. 47. In