Delhi Court orders property attachment of Advocate Mehmood Pracha over unpaid fine

A Delhi court recently ordered the attachment of advocate Mehmood Pracha's movable properties due to his failure to pay a ₹6 lakh fine for attempting to nullify the Supreme Court's 2019 Ayodhya verdict. The order was issued on August 14 by Judge Medha Arya of the Patiala House Court, following an execution petition filed by the New Delhi District Legal Services Authority.

The court noted that Pracha had not objected to the previous order, so warrants were issued for his movable assets up to the decretal amount. Bailiffs were authorized to break locks if necessary. In his main suit, which was dismissed by the trial court and then this court, Pracha claimed former Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud had admitted in a 2024 speech that the Ayodhya judgment was based on guidance from 'Bhagwan Shri Ram Lala Virajman,' a plaintiff in the case.

Pracha demanded the court nullify the judgment. The trial court dismissed his suit as an abuse of legal process and imposed a ₹1 lakh fine. Judge Dharmender Rana rejected the plea, calling it "frivolous, misconceived, and an abuse of the judicial process." The court found Chandrachud's remarks to be a personal spiritual experience and not evidence of judicial bias or fraud.

The district court upheld the dismissal and increased the penalty by ₹5 lakh. The court also ruled that Pracha improperly impleaded Chandrachud as the deity's next friend without including other necessary parties.