The Delhi High Court has flagged the apparent fabrication of a judicial order in a property dispute, after finding that an additional paragraph granting an “interim stay” had been inserted into an order actually passed by the Court in November 2024.
Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav was hearing a petition alleging police inaction on their complaint concerning alleged fraud and forgery in an attempt to grab property situated in the extended Lal Dora of Village Khera Khurd, Delhi. The petitioners had submitted a detailed complaint to the Commissioner of Police on September 7, 2026.
During the hearing, the petitioners’ counsel drew the Court’s attention to an order purportedly passed by the High Court on November 19, 2024. The Court examined the order available on record and compared it with another version produced by the petitioners.
The Court found that the actual order dated November 19, 2024 contained only three paragraphs. It recorded a request by counsel for the respondents for time to seek instructions, adjourned the matter to January 14, 2025, and directed that the trial court record be requisitioned.
However, the fabricated version contained an additional fourth paragraph stating: “Interim stay granted.” The Court observed that a bare comparison of the two orders showed that an unknown person appeared to have fabricated the order by adding the fourth paragraph.
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“A bare perusal of the above would reveal that some unknown person seems to have fabricated the order passed by this Court and added para. 4 containing the words ‘interim stay granted’. The said aspect requires to be investigated and appropriate action has to be taken.”
The Court consequently granted the petitioners liberty to approach the Registrar General of the Delhi High Court by filing a detailed representation along with copies of both versions of the order. It directed that if such a complaint was filed, the matter should be taken to its logical conclusion.
The Court also granted the petitioners liberty to submit a detailed representation to the Commissioner of Police, Delhi, directing the Commissioner to inquire into all aspects of the alleged fabrication and take appropriate action in accordance with law. The Commissioner was directed to complete the inquiry and take appropriate action within two months from the date of receipt of the representation filed by the petitioners.
With these observations and directions, the High Court disposed of the petition while leaving all rights and contentions of the parties open.
