CONT.CAS(C) 578/2025 $~8 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CONT.CAS(C) 578/2025 with CM APPL. 22344/2025 & CM APPL. 47005/2025 WHITE HOUSE FLAT OWNERS ASSOCIATION- THROUGH ITS SECRETARY R.K. BALI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Manish Vashisht, Senior Advocate with Mr. Udian Sharma, Mr. Manav Mitra, Mr. Sahil Saraswat and Mr. Harsha Sadhwani, Advocates (through VC). versus PRADEEP RAI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. V.K. Garg, Senior Advocate with Mr. Siddharth Sikri, Advocate for R- 1. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT BANSAL O R D E R % 12.02.2026 1. The present contempt petition has been filed alleging wilful disobedience of the order dated 20th March, 2025 passed in W.P(C) 1626/2025 titled White House Flat Owners Association v. New Delhi Municipal Council & Ors. and W.P.(C) 3426/2025 titled Pradeep Rai v. New Delhi Municipal Council and Anr. 2. A statement of the respondent no.1 was recorded in the aforesaid order that he shall maintain status quo as regards construction during the pendency of the petitions. 2.1. The Court took the aforesaid statement on record and directed the respondent no.1 to be bound by the same. This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 17/02/2026 at 12:06:13 CONT.CAS(C) 578/2025 3. In the status report filed on behalf of the respondent/ NDMC on 2nd May, 2025, it has been stated that no construction work has been carried out between 21st March, 2025 and 17th April, 2025. 4. In the subsequent status report filed on behalf of the respondent/ NDMC on 10th February, 2026 as well, there is no averment that construction has been carried out after passing of the order dated 20th March, 2025. 5. In view thereof, no case of contempt is made out. 6. Accordingly, the present contempt petition stands closed. 7. Consequently, all pending applications stand disposed of. AMIT BANSAL, J FEBRUARY 12, 2026 Rzu This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 17/02/2026 at 12:06:13