Bikaner House Case: Court withdraws order of seizure, know what is the matter

New Delhi: A Delhi court Bikaner The seizure of the house has been withdrawn. The order was issued in September last year due to a dispute between Nokha Municipality, Rajasthan and a private company. The company owed money on the municipality. The court took the decision after hearing the arguments of both the municipality and the company. In this case, the municipality was considered Judgment Debatter (JD) and company Environment Infra Engineers were considered decree holders (DH).

Know what is the whole matter

The court also ordered the release of Rs 92 lakh of Environment Infra, which Nokha Municipality had deposited in the court last month. The entire case is related to an Arbitration Award of 2020, in which Environment Infra was not paid to build a sewage treatment plant in Nokha. The court of District Judge Vidya Prakash of Commercial Court at Patiala House gave this verdict on Saturday.

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What did the court say at the hearing

After hearing the arguments of the lawyers of Nokha Municipality and Private Company, Environment Infra Engineers,, the court withdrew the order for attachment to Bikaner House. The order was issued in September last year. The judge said that after hearing the arguments of both sides, the statement of the lawyer of Judgment Debtter and decree holder was taken into consideration. In view of all the facts and circumstances in the case, the warrant of attachment of immovable property related to Bikaner House, New Delhi, which was issued by this court on September 18, 2024, is withdrawn.

Attachment order was done in September 2024

The court also ordered the release of Rs 92 lakh of Environment Infra. This amount was deposited by the municipality in the court last month. The entire case is related to an Arbitration Award of 2020. Environment Infra was given a contract to construct a sewage treatment plant in Nokha. But the municipality did not make full payment to the company. In September 2024, the court ordered the attachment of Bikaner House in September 2024 for non-payment and repeated orders of the court. On 23 January, the Delhi High Court rejected the municipality’s appeal against the order of the lower court.

Now the matter will go to Supreme Court!

The court paid attention to DH in compliance with the court order of November 29, 2024. JD said in front of the court that it would knock the door of the Supreme Court against the High Court order. After this, DH told the court that he/she was ready to give a promissory note. It states that if the Superior Court gives instructions in any later proceedings related to the Arbitration Award, it is ready to refund, refund or reimburse the amount to the JD or court.