$~62 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + OMP (ENF.) (COMM.) 161/2024 MS SUBHAM BUILDERS THROUGH ITS PARTNER MR BIJENDER KUMAR SO SH RAM KISHAN .....Decree Holder Through: Mr. Avinash Trivedi & Mr. Rahul Aggarwal, Advs. versus GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT THROUGH ITS EXECUTIVE ENGINEER EDUCATION SOUTH AND SOUTH EAST DIVISION .....Judgement Debtor Through: Mr. Dhruv Rohatgi, Panel Counsel(Civil), GNCTD, Mrs Chandrika Sachdev & Mr. Dhruv Kumar, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR O R D E R % 12.01.2026 EX.APPL.(OS) 44/2026 (Seeking permission to deposit the balance awarded amount) 1. The present application under Section 151 of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908 read with Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963, seeks permission to deposit the balance awarded amount along with condonation in depositing the said amount. 2. A perusal of the Order dated 29.10.2025 reflects the anguish of this Court at the repeated and wilful disobedience of its directions by the Applicant, compliance having been secured only upon the threat of 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 15/01/2026 at 13:16:03 contempt proceedings. 3. The filing of the present application does not, in this Courts view, efface the earlier inertia and stubborn disobedience of the concerned officers. 4. Even till date, no affidavit offering a satisfactory explanation has been placed on record. 5. It would be apposite to extract Para 10 of the Application which reads as under: <10. That the Judgment-Debtor submits that there has never been any intention to disobey or undermine the authority of this Hon’ble Court. The delay, though regrettable, is attributable to systemic and procedural constraints inherent in governmental functioning, and not to any willful or contumacious conduct. On the contrary, the present application itself demonstrates the bona fide intent of the Judgment-Debtor to purge the default by immediate compliance.= 6. We are of the considered view that the explanation offered is wholly inadequate and does not justify the manner in which the officials have conducted themselves. 7. The directions contained in paragraphs 15 and 16 of the Order dated 29.10.2025 are reiterated and shall be strictly complied with. The Engineer-in-Charge and the Director of Education shall file their personal affidavits before the next date of hearing. 8. List on 19.01.2026. HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR, J. JANUARY 12, 2026/ v/va/dj 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 15/01/2026 at 13:16:03