Telecom Watchdog Through Its Secretary ... vs Union Of India Through Its Secretary ...

ik-117902447 Delhi High Court 5 December 2025 • 15 min read

Judges (2)

Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya Delivered Tushar Rao Gedela Coram

Counsel (13)

Aryan Sachdeva Counsel Respondent Ayush Kapur Counsel Respondent Khushboo Singhal Counsel Petitioner N.K. Jha Counsel Respondent P. Rohit Ram Counsel Petitioner Pranav Sachdeva Counsel Petitioner Prashant Bhushan Counsel Petitioner Pratima N. Lakra Counsel Respondent Sanjay Lao Counsel Respondent Sanjeev Bhandari Counsel Respondent Sanyam Jain Counsel Petitioner Shaildendra Kumar Mishra Counsel Respondent Vikas Kumar Counsel Respondent

Parties (3)

Telecom Watchdog Petitioner Union of India Respondent Vikram Mittal Petitioner

Case Significance

Telecom Watchdog Through Its Secretary ... vs Union Of India Through Its Secr... is a Delhi High Court decision dated December 5, 2025 (citation: ik-117902447). Telecom Watchdog filed a miscellaneous application in a disposed writ petition seeking initiation of criminal contempt proceedings against respondents for alleged non-compliance with the Court's earlier observations regarding telecom spectrum allocation. The Court held that the application was not maintainable because the original writ petition had been disposed of, and under Section 15(1)(c) of the Contempt of Courts Act, the petitioner needed to obtain consent of the Standing Counsel (Crimi The bench comprised Justices Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Tushar Rao Gedela. The judgment was delivered by Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya.

Summary

Telecom Watchdog filed a miscellaneous application in a disposed writ petition seeking initiation of criminal contempt proceedings against respondents for alleged non-compliance with the Court's earlier observations regarding telecom spectrum allocation. The Court held that the application was not maintainable because the original writ petition had been disposed of, and under Section 15(1)(c) of the Contempt of Courts Act, the petitioner needed to obtain consent of the Standing Counsel (Criminal) to the Delhi Government for initiating criminal contempt. The application was dismissed on grounds of maintainability alone.

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