$~59 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CONT.CAS(C) 174/2025 CHANDER PAL .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Rony John, Advocate versus MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: None. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA O R D E R % 04.02.2025 [Physical Hearing/Hybrid Hearing (as per request)] CM APPL. 6749/2025 (exemption) 1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. CONT.CAS(C) 174/2025 2. The petitioner seeks initiation of contempt proceedings against MCD, alleging non compliance with orders dated 31.07.2008 and 23.12.2024. At the same time, petitioner also seeks directions to the MCD to comply with orders dated 31.07.2008 and 23.12.2024 in letter and spirit. It is clear that petitioner himself was not certain about the contempt alleged against MCD, so made an alternate prayer also. The proceedings in which orders dated 23.12.2024 were passed are still pending and listed on 03.03.2025. The direction dated 23.12.2024, contempt whereof has been alleged was a direction to the MCD to file affidavit disclosing date wise payments made to the present petitioners. In such circumstances, I find no contempt made out. Rather, this contempt petition appears to have been filed with oblique 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 06/02/2025 at 14:39:41 purposes to overawe the other side. It is such petitions, which are unnecessary burden on already overflowing dockets. Therefore, the petition is dismissed with costs of Rs. 10,000/- to be deposited by the present petitioner with DHCLSC within two weeks. GIRISH KATHPALIA, J FEBRUARY 4, 2025/rk Click here to check corrigendum, if any 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 06/02/2025 at 14:39:41