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DHARMESH SHARMA
Narinder Paul Kaushik – Appellant
Versus
Chief Secretary – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
(Dharmesh Sharma, J.)
1. The petitioners, who were initially five in number, seek initiation of contempt proceedings against the respondents for wilful disobedience of the directions contained in the common order-cum-judgement dated 12.02.2019,[LPA Nos. 322, 333, 334, 335 & 345/2018] of the Division Bench of this Court and the common order dated 08.11.2019 passed by the Division Bench in review petitions,[R.P. Nos. 126, 141 & 142/2019] and CM Application No.22027/2019, in terms of the provision of Article 215 of the Constitution of India, 1950, read with Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971,[The CC Act].
2. Shorn of unnecessary details, the petitioners, some of whom retired as the judicial officers from the District Courts of Delhi, while others from the Executive Department of the GNCTD,[Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi] were appointed as Members in the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission,[SCDRC] and District Consumer Redressal Forums,[DCRF] in Delhi.
3. In terms of Amended Rules 3(1)(b) and 6(1)(b) of the Delhi Consumer Protection Rules, 1987,[The Rules], as amended vide the notification dated 17.09.2013, it is stated that upon appoin
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