Delhi HC settles pet spat with pizzas, buttermilk for ashram

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has directed two neighbours to distribute pizzas and buttermilk to residents of an ashram while agreeing to quash FIRs they filed against each other over handling of their pets.

Justice Arun Monga noted the parties had amicably settled the tiff and observed that the continuation of the criminal proceedings would serve no useful purpose and rather amount to an abuse of the process of law.

“Not quashing the criminal proceedings would rather rekindle hostility, whereas quashing the same would promote cordiality and bonhomie between the neighbours,” the court said in a September 19 order. When the court was informed that one of the parties was in the business of baking and selling pizzas and the other was also a respectable citizen, the court said, “Both the complainants in the two FIRs are directed to join hands and jointly bear the expenses, which shall be incurred for providing Amul Chaach tetra pack along with mix vegetable pizzas to the inmates who are currently residing at Sanskar Ashram, Near G.T.B Hospital, Dilshad Garden, Delhi.”

The high court added, “Each inmate and the attendants and other staff of the Ashram shall be served one pizza along with Amul Chaach tetra pack.”The exercise was ordered to be seen as community service carried out by the parties.

The court said a soft copy of the menu has been forwarded on the WhatsApp of the police official who will ensure the quality of the pizza was the same as claimed in the menu.

Both the FIRs arose out of the same incident.

It was alleged that a heated altercation degenerated into an unsavoury scuffle, wherein each side alleged assault, intimidation, and misbehaviour by the other party.

The court quashed the FIRs to prevent undue hardship to the parties and promote mutual goodwill and

societal harmony.