The Supreme Court stayed on Monday criminal proceedings against Senior Advocate Salman Khurshid for allegedly trespassing into the office of the Delhi Public School Society in the national capital.
The order was passed by the Division Bench of Justice B.R. Gavai and Justice Vikram Nath, clarifying that the stay of proceedings was only granted in the case pertaining to the special leave petition preferred by the Congress leader against a November 2019 order of the Delhi High Court dismissing Khurshid’s plea for quashing of summons in the case.
The society had lodged a first information report at Amar Colony Police Station in 2015 against Khurshid and another accused named Sharda Nayak, alleging that the duo barged into their premises and forcibly occupied the office of the chairman.
It said Nayak had announced herself as the society’s chairperson in the presence of Khurshid, who is an alumnus of Delhi Public School, Mathura Road. It was reported that the incident allegedly took place when the top officials of the society were exchanging heated arguments over the leadership of the organisation.
A three-Judge Bench of the Apex Court comprising then Chief Justice S.A. Bobde, Justice B.R. Gavai and Justice Surya Kant had issued notice to the Delhi government and the police in December, 2015, while granting Khurshid protection against any coercive action.
A notice was also issued for exploring the possibility of mediation between Khurshid and the Delhi Public School Society.
The top court of the country today again recommended the two parties to go for mediation to resolve the dispute.
Senior Advocate Senior Luthra, appearing on behalf of Khurshid, said, “We are open to sitting with them. It is ideal if an elegant solution can be found on the basis of mediation.”