$~198 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CONT.CAS(C) 609/2022 RAMESH LAKHWANI (DECEASED) THROUGH HIS LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Rajat Aneja and Ms. Chandrika Gupta, Advocates.

versus SHRI MANISH KUMAR GUPTA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Tushar Sannu, Counsel for DDA with Mr. Shivam, Advocate.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT SHARMA

O R D E R

% 17.12.2025

1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode.

CM APPL. 10235/2025

2. The present application under Section 151 of the CPC filed on behalf of the petitioners/applicants seeks the following prayers: -

“a. Direct the Respondent / DDA, its Vice - Chairman and its concerned Officers to be appear and present before this Hon'ble Court;

b. Pass harshest of sentences / punishment against the Respondent / DDA, and its Vice - Chairman and its concerned Officers, for their imprisonment, for committing willful disobedience of the directions contained in the Judgment dated 18.03.2021 in W. P. (C) No. 3359 of 2017 and the Judgment dated

27.11.2024 of this Hon'ble Court.

Any other Order(s) which this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case may also be passed in favour of the Petitioners and against the Respondent.”

3. The captioned petition was disposed of vide judgment dated 27.11.2025 by learned Predecessor Bench, whereby following directions were passed: -

“24. In view of the foregoing discussion, this Court finds that the officials of the respondent/DDA are guilty of committing contempt of the directions of this Court dated 18.03.2021. However, in order to enable the respondent/DDA to purge itself of the contempt, the officials of the respondent/DDA are granted four weeks‟ time to initiate appropriate process for conversion of leasehold rights of the petitioner into freehold rights, on payment of charges as on the date W.P.(C) 3359/2017 was filed i.e., 17.04.2017. The respondent/DDA shall bear the entire cost of purchase of stamp papers and registration charges for such conversion and registration of Conveyance Deed in favour of the petitioners.”

4. During the pendency of the present application, on 25.09.2025, Mr. Kuldeep Kumar, Director (Residential Land) had appeared in Court and it was stated that vide a communication dated 24.09.2025, the conversion of Plot No. 221, Block J, Saket, from leasehold to freehold has been completed. The said communication reads as under: -

5. It is pointed out that vide the aforesaid judgment, it was also directed that the DDA shall bear the cost of the stamp paper and all the other charges for such conversion and registration of conveyance deed and with respect to the same, in the aforesaid communication dated 24.09.2025 in paragraph 2 thereof, it has been stated that the amount of stamp paper purchased by the petitioners will be reimbursed.

6. The present application is disposed of with the direction that the DDA shall be bound by the aforesaid undertaking and the original conveyance will be supplied to the petitioners within a period of four weeks.

7. Pending application(s), if any, also stands disposed of accordingly.

AMIT SHARMA, J DECEMBER 17, 2025/bsr