NEETA BHARDWAJ & ORS. vs KAMLESH SHARMA

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$~1(SB) * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 19th September, 2025 + FAO-36/2021 & CM APPLs.59609/2025, 59610/2025 NEETA BHARDWAJ & ORS. .....Appellants Through: versus KAMLESH SHARMA .....Respondent Through: Appearances: Mr. R. K. Bhardwaj, Adv. (M:9312710547) Mr. Arun Birbal and Mr. Sanjay Singh, Advs. for DDA. Mr. Kamlesh Kumar Mishra, Ms. Shivani Verma, Ms. Mansi and Mr. Piyush Singh, Advs. Mr. Anuj Chaturvedi, Ms. Richa Dhawan and Ms. Shivani Thakur, Advs. Mr. Sanjay Vashishtha, Mr. L.A. Vashishtha, Mr. Siddhartha Goswami, Ms. Geetanjali Reddy and Mr. Aditya Sachdeva, Advs. for R-1 to 4 & R-6 to 9. CORAM: JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH Prathiba M Singh, J. (Oral) 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. CM APPL. 59610/2025 (for exemption) 2. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. Application is disposed of. CM APPL. 59609/2025 (for direction) 3. This case relates to the Kalkaji Mandir. 4. The present application has been moved by the group of baaridars with respect to the baari that commences from the intervening night of 2nd /3rd Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed FAO-36/2021 Page 1 of 7 By:DHIRENDER KUMAR Signing Date:23.09.2025 18:16:22 October, 2025 and shall be ending on 1st/2nd November, 2025 at the Mandir. 5. In the application, some proposals with respect to conducting the baari have been set out and submissions have also been heard in this regard. However, no consensus has emerged despite proposals having been discussed. 6. It was due to the disputes amongst the baaridars of the nature as stated in this application, which were unresolved for a long time, that this Court had appointed an Administrator vide order dated 27th September, 2021. The said Administrator had been performing all the duties necessary to take care of t