- 23 January 2020. Issue notice, returnable in six weeks. In the meantime, there shall be a stay of the operation of the impugned judgment and order dated 5 September 2019 of the High Court of Delhi in MAC Appeal No 614/2018.
- 11 March 2022. Despite due service, none appears on behalf of respondent no. Learned counsel for the Respondent no. 3 is granted four weeks time, to cure the defects in vakalatnama and file counter affidavit.
- 26 April 2022. Service of notice is complete on respondent No. 1 but none has entered appearance on his behalf. The office report indicates that Respondent No.3 has already filed the counter affidavit but the vakalatnama filed by the learned counsel on behalf of said respondent is defective. The learned counsel shall within a period
- 26 July 2022. The office report indicates that service of notice is complete on respondent No. 1 but none has entered appearance on his behalf. As per office report, vakalatnama filed by the learned counsel for the respondent No.3 is defective. The learned counsel shall within a period of two weeks, as last chance cure the defects.
- 14 October 2022. As prayed for, three weeks' and no more time is granted to the petitioner to take fresh steps for effecting service of notice on the unserved Respondent No.2. List after three weeks.
- 25 November 2022. Learned counsel for the petitioner prays for and is granted four weeks' time to take fresh steps. List the matter after four weeks, as prayed.
- 20 January 2023. Learned counsel for the petitioner prays for and is granted two weeks' time to file application for substituted service to serve unserved respondent No.2 (ANITA MALHOTRA) (KAMLESH RAWAT) AR-CUM-PS
- 13 February 2023. Counsel for the petitioner has moved an application for substituted service through publication. Application is allowed in terms of prayer clause (a). Let the publication be done in accordance with law, within three weeks from today. (ASHIMA CHHABRA) (MALEKAR NAGARAJ) SENIOR PERSONAL ASSISTANT
- 7 August 2023. Respondent no.1 has failed to file counter affidavit, within the time stipulated under the rules. Despite due service on respondent no.2, there is no appearance.
- 24 August 2023. Ld. Counsel for respondent No. 1 has failed to file the counter affidavit within the period stipulated under the rules. Despite service of notice on respondent No. 2, there is no appearance.
- 17 October 2023. Despite due service on respondent no.2, there is no appearance. Four weeks time, is granted to respondent no.1 to file counter affidavit.
- 31 October 2023. Despite service of notice on respondent No. 2, there is no appearance. Four weeks time, as last chance is granted to respondent No.1 to file the counter affidavit.
- 10 September 2024. Leave granted. List the matter on 11.12.2024.
- 20 November 2025. 1. There is no representation on behalf of respondents. 2. As per the Office Report dated 19.11.2025, service of notice on respondent no.2 is complete, but he has not chosen to appear.
- 4 February 2026. 1. Ms. Pinky Anand, learned senior counsel submits that the issues raised in the present appeal are no longer res-integra & stand conclusively decided vide decision rendered by a Coordinate Bench of this Court in Civil Appeal Nos. 3352-3353 of 2017 reported in (2026) SCC Online SC 48 (Paragraph no. 36, 37, 41 and 52).
- 15 April 2026. 1. Heard learned senior counsel/learned counsel for some time. 2. List as a part heard on 13.05.2026 (Top of the Board).
- 13 May 2026. 1. Thus far, Ms. Shatakshi Singh, has been assisting this court as Amicus Curiae on behalf of respondent No. 2 – Driver. Now, Ms. Nidhi, learned counsel stands appointed as Legal Aid Counsel on behalf of the said respondent. 2. Heard learned counsel for the parties at length.
- 29 July 2026. Order on the record. The operative text could not be read.
- 29 July 2026. Order on the record. The operative text could not be read.
- Counsel named on these orders, not a complete vakalatnama, include the advocates listed below.
Advocates — Appellants: Ms. Pinky Anand, Mr. Keshav Mohan, Mr. Rishi Awasthi, Mr. Sumeet Raj, Mr. Prashant Kumar, Mr. Balendu Shekhar, Ms. Snidha Mehra, Ms. Kirti Dua, Mr. Santosh Kumar, Ms. Ritu Arora, Ms. Yukti Anand, Mr. Rishi K. Awasthi Advocates — Respondents: Mr. Sudhir Naagar, Mr. Vikrant Mehta, Mr. Abhishek Kumar Gola, Mr. Roop Chaudhary, Mr. Shafik Ahmed, Mr. Amit Kumar Maihan, Ms. Pratima Singh, Ms. Parul Priya, Mr. Yadav Narender Singh, Mr. Danish Saifi, Mr. Aditya Kaushik, Ms. Tushar Pahwa
