COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION vs SHIV NARAYAN SHARMA ADV. AND ANR.

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$~2 & 3 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 16.05.2026 + CONT.CAS.(CRL) 3/2025 & CRL.M.A. 2184/2026, CRL.M.A. 9152/2026, CRL.M.A. 15810/2026 + CONT.CAS.(CRL) 4/2025 COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION .....Petitioner Through: Mr.Harsh Prabhakar, Adv. (Amicus Curiae) with Mr.Dhruv Chaudhry, Mr.Shubham Sourav and Mr.Vijit Singh, Advs. Mr.Vivek Kumar Tandon, Adv. (DHCLSC) with Ms.Laxmi Gupta, Adv. versus SHIV NARAYAN SHARMA ADV. AND ORS. DEEPAK SINGH, ADVOCATE AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr.Gulshan Pahuja, R-2 present in person. Mr.Aman Usman, APP with Mr.Manvendra Yadav, Adv for the State. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVINDER DUDEJA NAVIN CHAWLA, J. (ORAL) 1. We, by our judgment dated 21.04.2026, had found the respondent no.2/Mr.Gulshan Pahuja (hereinafter referred to as Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed CONT.CAS.(CRL) 3/2025 & 4/2025 Page 1 of 7 By:REYMON VASHIST Signing Date:18.05.2026 18:59:50 ‘contemnor’) guilty of having committed criminal contempt of Court as defined in Section 2(c) of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’) and granted him an opportunity to make submissions on the punishment to be awarded to him under Section 12 of the said Act. We, accordingly, issued a notice under Rule 13(1) of the Contempt of Courts (Delhi High Court) Rules, 2025 to him for the same, granting him liberty to file his submissions on punishment within a period of two weeks therefrom. 2. In response to the said notice, the respondent no.2 has filed an application being Crl. M.A. 15810/2026, praying for recall and setting aside of our judgment/order dated 21.04.2026 holding him guilty of having committed criminal contempt of Court. He further states that the conviction is vitiated and is violati