Delhi High Court - Orders
(82) Laksh Vir Singh Yadav vs Union Of India & Ors on 9 July, 2025
Author: Sachin Datta
Bench: Sachin Datta
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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
+ W.P.(C) 1021/2016 and CM APPLs.4449/2016, 4263/2017
(82) LAKSH VIR SINGH YADAV .....Petitioner
versus
UNION OF INDIA & ORS .....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 11553/2021 and CM APPL.35651/2021
(83) ATUL DIKSHIT .....Petitioner
versus
UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 14360/2021 and CM APPLs.45255/2021, 2897/2022,
59113/2023
(84) ANTRIKSH JOHRI .....Petitioner
versus
UNION OF INDIA & ANR. .....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 3918/2021 and CM APPL.19941/2021
(85) JORAWER SINGH MUNDY @ JORAWAR SINGH MUNDY
.....Petitioner
versus
UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 6790/2021 and CM APPL.21682/2024
(86) ASHUTOSH KAUSHIK .....Petitioner
versus
UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 8209/2021
(87) SHEKHAR SINGH JADAUN .....Petitioner
versus
UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 11372/2022 and CM APPL.33466/2022
(88) MR. SATINDER SINGH BHASIN .....Petitioner
versus
UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents
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+ W.P.(C) 12567/2022 and CM APPL.38058/2022
(89) DR. ASHOK KUMAR CHOUDHARY .....Petitioner
versus
UNION OF INDIA & ANR. .....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 1671/2022 and CM APPL.4805/2022
(90) MOLEESHA .....Petitioner
versus
UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 8658/2022 and CM APPL.26071/2022
(91) DHAWAL KUMAR .....Petitioner
versus
UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 8557/2021
(92) JAIDEEP MIRCHANDANI & ANR. .....Petitioners
versus
UNION OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATION AND IT &
ORS. .....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 12620/2021
(93) MOHAMMED UMAR ASHRAFI .....Petitioner
versus
UNION OF INDIA THROUGH MINISTRY OF INFORMATION
AND BROADCASTING & ORS. .....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 2134/2023 and CM APPL.8060/2023
(94) DR. ISHWARPRASAD GILADA .....Petitioner
versus
UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 2353/2023
(95) SANJEEV SEHGAL .....Petitioner
versus
UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 4094/2023 and CM APPL.15925/2023
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(96) SHAKTINIDHI BAKHSHI .....Petitioner
versus
UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 5400/2023 and CM APPL.21149/2023
(97) SK .....Petitioner
versus
UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 9824/2023 and CM APPLs.37746/2023, 37747/2023,
27142/2024
(98) D G .....Petitioner
versus
UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 5608/2023 and CM APPL.21997/2023
(99) MR. SJ . .....Petitioner
versus
UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 13461/2023 and CM APPL.53143/2023
(100) RAKESH KUMAR TIWARY .....Petitioner
versus
UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 16476/2023 and CM APPL.66342/2023
(101) HH .....Petitioner
versus
UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 13192/2024 and CM APPLs.55091/2024, 55092/2024,
57965/2024, 71767/2024
(102) MR. X .....Petitioner
versus
UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 6695/2024 and CM APPLs.52989/2024, 71778/2024
(103) PRITAM ASHOK SADAPHULE .....Petitioner
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versus
UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 2887/2025 and CM APPL.16505/2025
(104) X .....Petitioner
versus
Y & ORS. .....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 3687/2024 and CM APPL.15177/2024
(105) AK & ANR. .....Petitioners
versus
UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 6047/2024
(106) X AND ANR .....Petitioners
versus
REGISTRAR GENERAL DELHI HIGH COURT AND OTHERS
.....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 7763/2024
(107) DEEPTI SHARMA .....Petitioner
versus
UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 9940/2024
(108) P P MADHAVAN .....Petitioner
versus
UNION OF INDIA AND ANR .....Respondents
Through:
+ W.P.(C) 12179/2024 and CM APPLs.50680/2024, 50681/2024
(109) PRANAV GUPTA .....Petitioner
versus
UNION OF INDIA & ANR. .....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 30/2025 and CM APPL.71/2025
(110) X .....Petitioner
versus
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Y .....Respondent
+ W.P.(C) 1567/2025 and CM APPLs.7657/2025, 12985/2025
(111) X .....Petitioner
versus
Y & ORS. .....Respondents
+ W.P.(CRL) 1861/2022, Crl. M. A. 16127/2022
(112) R.K. BHARDWAJ .....Petitioner
versus
UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents
Through:
Presence:
Ms. Zeba Khair and Ms. Sitwat Nabi, Advs. for petitioner
Mr. Akhil Sibal, Sr. Adv. alongwith Mr. Rahul Kumar and Mr. Krishnesh
Bapat, Advocates W.P.(C) 6047/2024.
Mr. Deepak Tanwar, GP, Mr. Rajdev Kumar and Mr. Amogh Samarth,
Advs. for R-1.
Mr. Bhagvan Swaroop Shukla, CGSC and Mr. Vinay Kumar Shukla, Adv.
for UOI in W.P.(C) 6047/2024.
Mr. Abhinav Sharma, Adv., GNCTD.
Mr. Jawahar Raja, Ms. Aditi Saraswat, Advs. for Ms. Anjesh Dahiya,
Adv.
Ms. Radhika Bishwajit Dubey, Ms. Gurleen Kaur Waraich and Mr.
Kritarth Upadhyay, Advs. for UOI in W.P.(C) 6047/2024.
Mr. Rahul Kumar, Mr. Krishnesh Bapat, Mr. Debmalya Ganguli and Ms.
Alisha Ray, Advs for petitioner in W.P.(C) 1567/2025.
Ms. Nidhi Raman, CGSC, Mr. Arnav Mittal, Mr. Debashish Mishra,
Advs. for UOI.
Mr. Tarveen Singh Nanda, GP, UOI.
Mr. Kanishk Kumar, Ms. Deepika Pokharia and Mr. Priyansh Kohli,
Advs. for R-5.
Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Mr. Abhishek Kumar Singh, Mr. Sourabh Kumar, Ms.
Rose Maria Sebi and Mr. Saksham Chaturvedi, Advs. for R-6.
Mr. Ankit Parhar, Mr. Abhishek Kumar, Mr. Shrikara Chakravarty and
Ms. Shreya Gupta, Advs. for R-7.
Mr. Akhil Saxena, Ms. Pragya Jain and Ms. Palak Batra, Advs. for R-13.
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Dr. Abhimanyu Chopra, Ms. Anshika Misra, Mr. Akhilesh M. and Mr.
Kushagra Jain, Advs. for R-16.
Mr. Nirmal Mishra and Ms. Naisargika, Advs. for R-22 (through v/c)
Mr. Samiron Borkataky, Mr. Ikshvaaku Marwah and Ms Madhupreeta
Nayak, Advs. for R-24, 26.
Ms. Aditi Mohan, Adv. for petitioner in W.P.(C) 1021/2016.
Mr. Bhagwan Swarup Shukla, CGSC and Mr. Satyam Singh, Adv. for
UOI.
Mr. Deepak Tanwar, GP, Mr. Rajdev Kumar and Mr. Amogh Samarth,
Advs. for R-1.
Ms. Mamta R. Jha, Mr. Rohan Ahuja, Ms. Shruttima Ehersa, Ms. Amishi
Sodani, Mr. Rahul Choudhary, Ms. Diya Vishwanath, Ms. Aishwarya
Debadarshini, Ms. Devangini Rai and Ms. Himani Sachdeva, Advs. for
R-2 for respondent in W.P.(C) 11553/2021, W.P.(C) 14360/2021,
W.P.(C) 3918/2021 , W.P.(C) 11372/2022, W.P.(C) 12567/2022, W.P.(C)
1671/2022, W.P.(C) 8658/2022, W.P.(C) 8557/2021, W.P.(C)
12620/2021, W.P.(C) 2134/2023, W.P.(C) 4094/2023, W.P.(C)
5400/2023, W.P.(C) 13461/2023, W.P.(C) 13192/2024.
Mr. Farman Ali and Mr. Shivam Sachdeva, Advs in W.P.(C) 11553/2021.
Ms. Shiva Lakshmi, CGSC, Mr. Govind Sharma, Mr. Madhav Bajaj and
Ms. Katyayani, Advs. for UOI in W.P.(C) 11372/2022.
Mr. Akhil Saxena, Ms. Pragya Jain and Ms. Palak Batra, Advs. for R-13.
Mr. Shahrukh Ejaz, Adv. for R-5.
Mr. Furkan Ahmed, Mr. Konain I. H., Ms. Nisha Sharma and Mr.
Shakeel, Advs. for petitioner in W.P.(C) 8209/2021.
Ms. Nidhi Raman, CGSC and Mr. Arnav Mittal, Adv. for UOI in W.P.(C)
11372/2022.
Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Mr. Abhishek Kumar Singh, Mr. Saurabh Kumar, Ms.
Rose Maria Sebi and Mr. Saksham Chaturvedi, Advs. for Yahoo in
W.P.(C) 11372/2022.
Mr. Sanjay Vashishta, SC, Mr. Siddharth Goswami and Mr. Siddharth
Karanwat, Advs. (through v/c) for petitioner in W.P.(C) 12567/2022.
Ms. Arunima Dwivedi, CGSC, Ms. Pinky Pawar, Mr. Sainyam Bhardwaj
and Ms. Aarti Gupta, Advs. for UOI in W.P.(C) 12567/2022.
Dr. Amit George and Mr. Dushyant Kishan Kaul, Advs. for petitioner in
W.P.(C) 1671/2022.
Mr. Pankaj Mehta, Ms. Shweta Soni, Ms. Akanksha Singh and Ms.
Simran Mehta, Advs. for petitioner in W.P.(C) 8658/2022.
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Mr. Ruchir Mishra, Mr. Sanjiv Kr. Saxena, Mr. Mukesh Kr. Tiwari, Ms.
Poonam Shukla and Ms. Reba Jena Mishra, Advs. for UOI in item no.
W.P.(C) 8658/2022, W.P.(C) 9824/2023 Mr. Vaibhav G., Sr. Panel
Counsel, Ms. Archana Surve, GP, Ms. Shefali Munde and Ms. Malvika,
Advs. W.P.(C) 8658/2022.
Mr. Aman Vachher, Ms. Abhiti Vachher and Mr. Akshat Vachher, Advs.
for petitioner in W.P.(C) 8557/2021.
Mr. Rohan Rai and Ms. Amisha Ray, Advs. for petitioner in W.P.(C)
12620/2021.
Mr. Manish Mohan, CGSC, Mr. Jatin Teotia, Ms. Aishani Mohan and Mr.
Varenyum, Advs. for UOI.
Mr. Ankit Parhar, Mr. Abhishek Kumar, Mr. Shrikara Chakravarty and
Ms. Shreya Gupta, Advs. for R-4.
Mr. Ajay Bhargava, Mr. Abhisar Biaragi and Mr. Milind Jain, Advs. for
R-5.
Mr. Rohit Anil Rathi, Mr. Yashas RK, Ms. Niharika Singh, Advs. for
petitioner in W.P.(C) 2134/2023.
Mr. Sanjeev Sehgal, Ms. Sunita Choubey, Ms. Pratharna an Mr. Vivek
Arora, Advs. for petitioner in W.P.(C) 2353/2023.
Mr. Piyush Beriwal, Mr. Vedansh Anand, Mr. Nikhil Kumar Chaubey and
Ms. Jyotsna Vyas, Advs. for R-1. Mr. Vedansh Anand, GP, UOI in
W.P.(C) 2353/2023.
Ms. Radhika Bishwajit Dubey, Ms. Gurleen Kaur Waraich and Mr.
Kritarth Upadhyay, Advs. for UOI in W.P.(C) 5400/2023.
Ms. Smriti Sinha, Mr. Satyam Thareja and Mr. Shikhar Yadav, Advs for
petitioner in W.P.(C) 9824/2023.
Mr. Rakesh Kumar, CGSC and Mr. Sunil, Adv., UOI.
Mr. Trideep Pais, Sr. Adv., Ms. Neha Rathi, Ms. Kajal Giri and Ms. Saloni
Ambastha, Advs. for petitioner in W.P.(C) 13192/2024.
Mr. Saurabh Seth, SC, Ms. Neelampreet Kaur and Mr. Abhiroop Rathore,
Advs. for R-2 In W.P.(C) 2887/2025.
Mr. Kapil Sankhla, Adv. (through v/c) in W.P.(C) 3687/2024 for
petitioner.
Mr. Ankit Sahni and Mr. Chirag Ahluwalia, Advs. for petitioner in
W.P.(C) 12179/2024.
Mr. Mukul Singh, CGSC, Ms. Ira Singh and Mr. Aryan Dhaka, Advs. for
UOI in W.P.(C) 12179/2024.
Ms. Tusharika Mattoo and Ms. Shivani Sehrawat, Advs. for petitioner in
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W.P.(C) 11553/2021
Mr. Kaushal Kapoor, Adv. for R14 in W.P.(C) 16476/2023
Mr. R. Venkat Prabhat, SPC and Ms. Kamna Behrani, Advocates for UoI
in W.P.(C) 2887/2025.
Mr. Himanshu Pathak, SPC and Mr. Amit Singh, Adv. for R1 in W.P.(C)
9824/2023.
Mr. Ajit Warrier, Mr. Anand and Mr. Prateek for R7 in item no. W.P.(C)
11372/2022.
Mr. Rakesh Taneja, Adv. for petitioner in W.P.(C) 6695/2024
Mr. Prashant Katara and Ms. Sakshi Jain, Adv. for petitioner in W.P.(C)
5608/2023
Mr. Vaibhav Gaggar, SPC alongwith Ms. Archana and Ms. Shefali,
Advocates for UoI in W.P.(C) 8658/2022.
Mr. Parmeet Singh and Mr. Sarthak, Adv. for petitioner in W.P.(C)
7763/2024.
Ms. Shalini Sinha, Adv. for petitioner in W.P.(CRL) 1861/2022.
Mr. Ashish Verma and Mr. Saksham Thareja, Advs. for R4 in W.P.(C)
2887/2025.
Mr. Jagdish Chandra, CGSC alongwith Mr. Prashant Gautam and Mr.
Shubham Kumar Mishra, Advs. for UoI.
Ms. Aditi Mohan, Ms. Divya Gyan, Advs. for R-5 in item no.57.
Mr. Divyansh Tiwari, Adv. for R-13 (through v/c)
Mr. Rakesh Tanjea, Adv. for petitioner in item no.78 (through v/c)
Mr. Aditya Agarwal, Adv. for petitioner in item no.85 (through v/c)
Mr. Samiron Bokaataky, Mr. Ikshvaaku Maarwah, Ms. Madhupreeta
Nayak, Advs. for R-26 (through v/c)
Mr. Amit Bajaj and Mr. Puneet Bajaj, Advs. for R-10 and for R-10, 11 and
14 in item no.86 (through v/c)
Mr. Shivanshu Bhardwaj and Mr. Himanshu Bhardwaj, Advs. for
petitioner in item no.83 (through v/c)
Mr. Manish Mohan, CGSC, Mr. Jatin Teotia, Mr. Varenyum, Advs. for
UOI in item no.68 (through v/c)
Mr. Prashant Kumar and Mr. Amit Singh, Advs. for R-30 in item no.81
(through v/c)
Mr. Milind Sharma and Mr. Ausaf Ayyub, Advs. for R-5 (through v/c)
Mr. Pankaj Mishra, Mr. Nirmal Mishra, Ms. Naisargika, Advs. for R-22 in
item no.86 (through v/c)
Mr. Furkan Ahmed and Ms. Nisha Sharma, Advs. for petitioner in item
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no.62 (through v/c)
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN DATTA
ORDER
% 09.07.2025
1. Mr. Arvind Nigam, learned senior counsel, has been heard at some length.
2. List for remaining arguments on 21.07.2025 at 03:00 P.M.
3. In the meantime, the parties are at liberty to file their brief note of submissions, not exceeding five pages (if not already filed), before the next date of hearing.
SACHIN DATTA, J JULY 9, 2025/uk This is a digitally signed order.
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