# M M DHONCHAK vs UNION OF INDIA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY

Court: Delhi High Court
Date: 2025-09-26
Citation: W.P.(C)-5143/2024 2025:DHC:8684
Petitioner: M M DHONCHAK
Respondent: UNION OF INDIA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY

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## Judgment text (excerpt)

$~P-3&4 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Decided on: 26.09.2025 W.P.(C) 5143/2024, & CM APPLs. 21072/2024, 57575/2024, 47357/2025 M.M. DHONCHAK .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY .....Respondent W.P.(C) 8478/2024, & CM APPLs. 34923/2024, 57576/2024, 18672/2025, 18865/2025 M.M. DHONCHAK .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY .....Respondent Appearance:- Mr. M.M. Dhonchak, Petitioner in Person in W.P.(C) 5143/2024 & W.P.(C) 8478/2024. Mr. Ravi Prakash, Senior Advocate, with Mr. Hussain Taqvi, G.P., Mr. Taha Yasin, Ms. Astu Khandelwal, Mr. Yasharth Shukla, Advocates for UoI in W.P.(C) 5143/2024 & W.P.(C) 8478/2024. Mr. Sanjeev Bhandari, Mr. K.P.S. Dhillon, Mr. Sushant Bali, Mr. Arijit Sharma, & Ms. Sakshi Jha, Advocates for Intervenor in W.P.(C) 5143/2024 & W.P.(C) 8478/2024. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN JUDGMENT 1. The petitioner, a retired judicial officer, was appointed as Presiding Officer of the Debts Recovery Tribunal [“DRT”]-II, Chandigarh. He has 2024. 2. Although the petitioner, who argued in person, submitted that the two petitions ought to be de-linked, heard separately, and disposed of by separate judgments

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