DR SUNIL KUMAR vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of decision: September 17, 2025 + CONT.CAS(C) 1414/2025, CM APPL. 59131/2025, CM APPL. 59132/2025 DR SUNIL KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Chinmoy Pradip Sharma, Sr. Adv. with Ms. Usha Pandey, Mr. Vedant Kulshrestha, Mr. Irfan Hasieb, Mr. Luv Mahajan, Mr. Vikay Deora and Mr. Aditya Agarwal, Advs. Versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Pratima N. Lakra, CGSC with Mr. Chandan Prajapati, Mr. Priyam Sharma and Mr. Shivansh Bansal, Advs. with Mr. Gaurab Porwal, Deputy Comtt. SSB CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE J U D G M E N T (Oral) 1. The petitioner, vide the present contempt petition under Article 215 of the Constitution of India read with Section 2(b) read with Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 (the Contempt Act), seeks the following reliefs: “(i)This Hon’ble Court may kindly take the cognizance of the wilful and deliberate disobedience of this Hon’ble Court’s orders dated 30.07.2021, 13.08.2021, 08.12.2021, 08.08.2025 & 26.08.2025 passed in contempt case no.286/2020 wherein the contemnors/respondents deliberately and intentionally breached their own undertaking and directions of this Hon’ble Court by issuing the office orders dated 05.08.2025, 06.08.2025, 08.08.2025 and 26.08.2025 against the directions of this Hon’ble Court. For this act of deliberate and intentional CONT.CAS(C) 1414/2025 Page 1 of 12 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:BABLOO SHAH Signing Date:22.09.2025 18:12:41 contempt, punish the respondents accordingly with heavy cost; and (ii)The contemptuous relieving order dated 08.08.2025 and joining order dated 26.08.2025 be set aside; and (iii)No coercive action be taken against the petitioner by the contemnors/respondents; and/or (iv)Pass any other order(