Summary
In continuing contempt proceedings over a court-recorded settlement, the Court allocated licence-renewal fees and document obligations between the Seth and Mittal groups. It required completion of renewal within eight weeks and undertakings to pay external development charges under the parties’ chosen settlement scheme without disputing the official computation. The applications were disposed of, while the contempt matter remained listed for compliance rather than culminating in a fresh punishment order.
Issues
- How the settlement allocated renewal fees and supporting documents between the groups.
- What directions were necessary to secure renewal and payment under the selected external-development-charge scheme.
Held
- Reading the settlement clauses together, Seth Group must bear renewal fees proportionate to its 14.80 acres and advance half the renewal-fee liability of PAL, ORS and Heritage. Mittal Group must pay the balance. Refund and recovery rights concerning the advances remain governed by the settlement, including Seth Group’s right to proceed after 120 days of default. (¶¶ 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 10)
- Each group must provide documents and undertakings concerning its own share; Mittal Group remains responsible for obtaining renewal. The authority must communicate requirements within two weeks, and the groups must respond within two weeks of demand. Renewal applications, if outstanding, and payment of renewal fees must be made within two weeks. (¶¶ 8, 10)
- The entire renewal exercise must conclude within eight weeks, and Mittal Group was warned against further hindrance. Both groups must file undertakings within two weeks accepting the official computation under option 1(a) of Samadhan Se Vikas and promising payment within the scheme’s time. (¶¶ 9, 10)
- The directions supplement the order of 24 April 2020. Non-compliance would warrant serious consideration of action under the Contempt of Courts Act; compliance reporting was retained after disposal of the interlocutory applications. (¶¶ 11, 12)
Result
Specified interlocutory applications disposed of with supplementary compliance directions. Contempt matter directed to be listed after three months for reporting compliance; no fresh contempt sentence imposed by this order.