Rajbir Singh v. Gennext Promoter Pvt. Ltd

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31.08.2026

¶1A complaint under Sections 138 and 142 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 is pending before the Court of Ms. Anjali Singh, Ld. JMFC (NI Act)-03, New Delhi District, Patiala House Courts.

¶2One of the accused in the abovesaid case i.e. accused No.3-Saurav Sikdar, is a sitting MLA of West Bengal Legislative Assembly, who got elected in the year 2026 and it is in the abovesaid backdrop that there was a request that said case be transferred to the Designated Court, dealing with matters related to sitting/former MP/MLAs.

¶3When the matter was placed before learned Principal District & Sessions Judge, New Delhi District on 19.08.2026, it took note of the order dated 12.08.2026 passed by the Magisterial Court and also took note of the fact that the counsel for the complainant also did not dispute that accused No.3 was a sitting MLA. It directed the matter to be placed before Registrar General for appropriate directions.

¶4In terms of Minutes of Meeting dated 15.04.2019 of the Administrative and General Supervision Committee of this Court, the abovesaid request This is a digitally signed order. TR.P.(CRL.) 71/2026 2

received from the learned Principal District & Sessions Judge has been directed to be treated as a Transfer Petition and has been placed before this Court for necessary directions.

¶5Ms. Jyoti Bajaj, learned counsel for the accused No.3-Saurav Sikdar is present in Court and states that she would have no objection if the case is transferred to the Designated Court.

¶6The Registry was directed to intimate the concerned parties about the listing of the present matter but there is no appearance from the side of the complainant.

¶7Fact, however, remains that the complainant does not dispute the fact that accused No.3 is a sitting MLA.

¶8Keeping in mind the facts placed before this Court, the present petition is allowed. Consequently, the abovesaid Complaint Case No. 229/2025 titled as Rajvir Singh v. M/s Gennext Promoters Pvt. Ltd. & Ors., which is pending before the Court of Ms. Anjali Singh, Ld. JMFC (NI Act)-03, New Delhi District, Patiala House Courts, is withdrawn from her Court and is transferred to the concerned Designated Court situated at Rouse Avenue Court Complex. The parties are directed to appear before the learned Principal District & Sessions Judge of Rouse Avenue Court Complex on 14.09.2026 at 2:00 P.M. for requisite assignment to the concerned Court of Competent Jurisdiction.

¶9The petition stands disposed of in aforesaid terms.

¶10A copy of this order be sent to the learned Principal District & Sessions Judges of New Delhi District, Patiala House Courts and Rouse Avenue Court Complex.

MANOJ JAIN, J AUGUST 31, 2026/ss/sa This is a digitally signed order.

TR.P.(CRL.) 71/2026 1 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010404452026 + TR.P.(CRL.) 71/2026 RAJBIR SINGH .....Petitioner Through: None. versus GENNEXT PROMOTER PVT. LTD. .....Respondent Through: Ms. Soumava Karmakar and Ms. Jyoti Bajaj, Advocates for Accused No.3 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN