Rajeev Nagpal & Anr v. M K Bansal

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24.08.2026

¶1The present petition has been preferred assailing the Non-Bailable Warrants dated 27.07.2026 issued by the learned District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission-V (North-West), Delhi ("DCDRC") in EA/21/2025, arising out of Consumer Complaint No. CC/247/2022 titled "Shri M.K. Bansal vs. Neeti Nagal Estates Pvt. Ltd. & Anr."

¶2By virtue of the impugned warrants, directions were issued to arrest and produce the petitioners/judgment debtors before the learned DCDRC on

25.08.2026, for non-compliance with the ex-parte order dated 04.02.2025 passed by the learned DCDRC. The operative portion of the order dated

04.02.2025 is reproduced hereunder: "12. We direct OP1,2 & 3 to pay Rs. 60,000/- jointly and severely to complainant along with interest @ 6% p.a. and compensation of Rs. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. 15,000/- for causing mental torture and harassment. We direct OP1 to 3 to pay jointly and severely the above said amount to complainant within 30 days from the receipt of the present order. In case of default we direct OP1 to 3 to pay jointly and severely interest @ 9% p.a. till realization."

¶3Ms. Saumya Dwivedi, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners were never duly served with the summons in the complaint proceedings and were entirely unaware of the ex-parte adjudication dated 04.02.2025, and now coercive action has been initiated against the petitioners.

¶4Further, learned counsel for the petitioners, on instructions, submits that the petitioners wish to demonstrate their bona fides and are willing to deposit the entire awarded amount in terms of paragraph 12 of the order dated 04.02.2025, along with the applicable interest up to date. The statement of the learned counsel for the petitioners, coming on instructions is hereby taken as an undertaking.

¶5Accordingly, the present petition is disposed of with the direction that pursuant to the undertaking given before this Court, the petitioners shall deposit the entire awarded amount comprising of, the sum of Rs. 60,000/- and compensation of Rs. 15,000/-, along with the applicable interest up to date; calculated in terms of paragraph 12 of the order dated 04.02.2025, within a period of two weeks from today. The amount so deposited shall be kept in an FDR in the name of the President/appropriate authority of the DCDRC.

¶6Subject to the deposit of such amount, the petitioners shall be at liberty to prefer an appropriate remedy in accordance with law, within a period of four weeks from today, to seek cancellation of the Non-Bailable Warrants dated 27.07.2026, and to challenge the order dated 04.02.2025. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

¶7In the event of default on part of the petitioners in depositing the entire amount within the period of two weeks granted herein, the protection extended by this order shall stand vacated automatically without further reference to this Court, and the learned DCDRC shall be at liberty to proceed with coercive action in accordance with law.

¶8It is made clear that this Court has not appreciated the merits of the case.

¶9Accordingly, the petition, along with pending application(s), if any, is disposed of.

AJAY DIGPAUL, J

AUGUST 24, 2026/ar/as

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010400442026 + CM(M) 1884/2026, CM APPL. 57559/2026 & CM APPL. 57560/2026 RAJEEV NAGPAL & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Ms. Saumya Dwivedi and Mr. Pardeep Malik, Advs. versus M K BANSAL .....Respondent Through: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL