Delhi High Court - Orders
(59) Laksh Vir Singh Yadav vs Union Of India & Ors on 13 March, 2026
Author: Sachin Datta
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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
+ W.P.(C) 1021/2016, CM APPL. 4449/2016 & 4263/2017
(59) LAKSH VIR SINGH YADAV .....Petitioner
versus
UNION OF INDIA & ORS .....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 3918/2021, CM APPL. 19941/2021
(60) JORAWER SINGH MUNDY @ JORAWAR SINGH MUNDY
.....Petitioner
versus
UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 6790/2021, CM APPL. 21682/2024
(61) ASHUTOSH KAUSHIK .....Petitioner
versus
UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 8209/2021
(62) SHEKHAR SINGH JADAUN .....Petitioner
versus
UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 8557/2021
(63) JAIDEEP MIRCHANDANI & ANR. .....Petitioners
versus
UNION OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATION AND IT &
ORS. .....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 12620/2021
(64) MOHAMMED UMAR ASHRAFI .....Petitioner
versus
UNION OF INDIA THROUGH MINISTRY OF INFORMATION
AND BROADCASTING & ORS. .....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 11553/2021, CM APPL. 35651/2021
(65) ATUL DIKSHIT .....Petitioner
versus
UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 14360/2021, CM APPL. 45255/2021, 2897/2022 &
59113/2023
(66) ANTRIKSH JOHRI .....Petitioner
versus
UNION OF INDIA & ANR. .....Respondents
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+ W.P.(C) 1671/2022, CM APPL. 4805/2022
(67) MOLEESHA .....Petitioner
versus
UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 8658/2022, CM APPL. 26071/2022
(68) DHAWAL KUMAR .....Petitioner
versus
UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 11372/2022, CM APPL. 33466/2022
(69) MR. SATINDER SINGH BHASIN .....Petitioner
versus
UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 12567/2022, CM APPL. 38058/2022
(70) DR. ASHOK KUMAR CHOUDHARY .....Petitioner
versus
UNION OF INDIA & ANR. .....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 2134/2023, CM APPL. 8060/2023
(71) DR. ISHWARPRASAD GILADA .....Petitioner
versus
UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 2353/2023
(72) SANJEEV SEHGAL .....Petitioner
versus
UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 4094/2023, CM APPL. 15925/2023
(73) SHAKTINIDHI BAKHSHI .....Petitioner
versus
UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 5400/2023, CM APPL. 21149/2023
(74) SK .....Petitioner
versus
UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 9824/2023, CM APPL. 37746/2023, 37747/2023,
27142/2024
(75) D G .....Petitioner
versus
UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 5608/2023, CM APPL. 21997/2023
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(76) MR. SJ . .....Petitioner
versus
UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 13461/2023, CM APPL. 53143/2023
(77) RAKESH KUMAR TIWARY .....Petitioner
versus
UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 15523/2023, CM APPL. 62165/2023
(78) SHAMSHER GURJUR & ANR. .....Petitioners
versus
UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 16447/2023
(79) NARESH KUMAR JANOO .....Petitioner
versus
UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 16476/2023, CM APPL. 66342/2023
(80) HH .....Petitioner
versus
UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 13192/2024, CM APPL. 55091/2024, 55092/2024,
57965/2024, 71767/2024
(81) MR. X .....Petitioner
versus
UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 6695/2024, CM APPL. 52989/2024, CM APPL. 71778/2024
(82) PRITAM ASHOK SADAPHULE .....Petitioner
versus
UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 2887/2025, CM APPL. 16505/2025
(83) X .....Petitioner
versus
Y & ORS. .....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 3687/2024, CM APPL. 15177/2024
(84) AK & ANR. .....Petitioners
versus
UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 6047/2024
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(85) X AND ANR .....Petitioners
versus
REGISTRAR GENERAL DELHI HIGH COURT AND OTHERS
.....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 7763/2024
(86) DEEPTI SHARMA .....Petitioner
versus
UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 9940/2024
(87) P P MADHAVAN .....Petitioner
versus
UNION OF INDIA AND ANR .....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 12179/2024, CM APPL. 50680/2024, 50681/2024
(88) PRANAV GUPTA .....Petitioner
versus
UNION OF INDIA & ANR. .....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 30/2025, CM APPL. 71/2025
(89) X .....Petitioner
versus
Y .....Respondent
+ W.P.(C) 1567/2025, CM APPL. 7657/2025, 12985/2025
(90) X .....Petitioner
versus
Y & ORS. .....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 9929/2025, CM APPL. 45429/2025
(91) X .....Petitioner
versus
INDIAN KANOON.ORG AND ORS .....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 11714/2025, CM APPL. 47988/2025
(92) JASPREET SINGH .....Petitioner
versus
UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 11862/2025
(93) MITHILA MURADA .....Petitioner
versus
UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 14696/2025, CM APPL. 60270/2025
(94) MNK .....Petitioner
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versus
UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents
+ W.P.(C) 18962/2025, CM APPL. 78965/2025
(95) PISCESIA POWER TRANSMISSION PRIVATE LIMITED
.....Petitioner
versus
UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents
+ W.P.(CRL) 1861/2022, CRL.M.A. 16127/2022
(96) R.K. BHARDWAJ .....Petitioner
versus
UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents
Presence: Mr. Rohit Madan and Mr. Akash, Advs. for petitioner in item
no.59.
Mr. Akhil Sibal, Sr. Advocate along with Mr. Rahul Kumar,
Ms. Alisha Roy and Mr. Krishnesh Bapat, Advs. for Petitioner
in Item No.90.
Mr. Arvind Nigam, Sr. Advocate along with Ms. Mamta R. Jha,
Mr. Rohan Ahuja, Ms. Shruttima Ehersa, Ms. Amishi Sodani,
Ms. Aiswarya Debadarshini, Mr. Ankit Tripathi, Ms. Sanya
Sehgal, Ms. Vareesha Irfan, Ms. Sugandha Chhibbeer and Ms.
Jahanvi Agarwal, Advocates for Google LLC in Item Nos.60,
61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 76, 77, 78,
79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 89, 92, 94, 95, 96.
Ms. Aditi Mohan, Mr. Sparsh Goel, Advs. for Registrar
General, DHC in Item No.59.
Ms. Nidhi Raman, CGSC for UOI along with Mr. Nikunj
Bindal, Advs. for UOI in Item No.69.
Ms. Smriti Sinha, Mr. Satyam Thareja, Ms. Vasundhara
Nagrath, Ms. Aleena and Mr. Nikhil Gupta, Advocates for
Petitioner in Item No.75.
Mr. R. Venkat Prabhat, SPC along with Ms. Kamna Behrani,
Mr. Ansh Kalra and Mr. Neeraj Raj, Advs. for UOI in Item
No.83.
Mr. Kumar Sameer, Adv. for Petitioner in Item No.83.
Mr. Sanjeev Sehgal, Mr. Vivek and Ms. Tulika, Advs. for
Petitioner in Item No.72.
Ms. Radhika Bishwajit Dubey, CGSC along with Ms. Gurleen
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Kaur Wariach, Mr. Kritarth Upadhyay, Mr. Vivek Sharma and
Mr. Amulya Dev Mishra, Advocates for R-1 in Item No.63, 74,
89, 96.
Mr. Sirish Gupta, Advocate for Petitioner in Item No.92.
Mr. Varun Pathak, Mr. Yash Karuna Karan, Ms. Amee Rana,
Mr. Vishesh Sharma, Ms. Prasidhi Agrawal and Ms. Sana
Banyal, Advocates for R-3 in W.P.(C) 13192/2024 and for R-4
in Item No.92.
Mr. Saurabh Seth, SC for Delhi High Court along with Ms.
Neelampreet Kaur, Mr. Abhiroop Rathore, Mr. Kabir Dev and
Mr. Sukhbir Singh, Advocates for R-2/DHC in Item No.83 and
93.
Mr. Rakesh Kumar, SPC along with Mr. Sunil, Adv. for UOI in
Item No.76.
Mr. Rishabh Kumar, Advocate for R-4 in Item No.84.
Mr. Rajiv Mohan, Ms. Shalini Sinha and Ms. Aranya Sinha,
Advs. for Petitioners in Item No.96.
Mr. Jagdish Chandra and Ms. Maansa Saxena, Advocates for
Respondent in Item No.62.
Mr. Kapil Sankhla, Mr. Saurabh Gangwar and Mr. Vipul
Grover, Advs. for Petitioner in Item No.84.
Mr. Deepraj, Adv. for Petitioner in Item No.95.
Mr. Sanjay Vashishtha, Mr. Siddhartha Goswami, Mr. Aditya
Sachdeva, Mr. Krish Bhatia, Advs. for Petitioner in Item No.70.
Mr. Himanshu Pathak, SPC along with Mr. Chetan Sharma,
Advocate for UOI in item No.75.
Mr. Rakesh Kumar, SPC along with Mr. Sunil, Adv. for UOI in
Item No.76.
Mr. Kaushik Moitra, Mr. Divyam Sharma and Ms. Manya
Dudeja, Advs. for R-4 in Item No.79.
Mr. Ankit Sahni, Adv. along with Ms. Kritika Sahni, Adv., Mr.
Chirag Ahluwalia, Adv., Mr. Mohit Maru, Adv. for the
Petitioner in Item No.88.
Mr. Rakesh Taneja, Adv. for Petitioner in Item No.82.
Mr. Vikas Tiwari, Mr. Kumar Deepraj, and Ms. Palak Agrawal,
Advocates for the Petitioner in Item No.95.
Mr. Rohit Anil Rathi, Mr. Yashas RK, Ms. Niharika Singh
Advocates for the Petitioner in Item No.71.
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Mr. Rudra Paliwal, GP for UOI in Item No.83.
Mr. Bharat S. Kumar, Adv. for Petitioner in Item No.79.
Mr. Samiron Borkataky, Adv., Mr. Ikshvaaku Marwah, Adv.
and Ms. Madhupreeta Nayak, Adv., for R-24 and 26 in Item
No.90.
Counsel for Respondent No. 24 - Dow Jones
Mr. Kanishk Kumar, Ms. Deepika Pokharia and Mr. Priyansh
Kohli, Advs. for R-3 in Item No.82, for R-5 in Item No.90.
Mr. Ajit Warrier, Mr. Angad Kochhar and Ms. Sakshi Agarwal,
Advocates for R-7 in Item No.69.
Mr. Himanshu Pathak, SPC along with Mr. Chetan Sharma,
Advs. for UOI in Item No.75.
Mr. Amit Bajaj, Adv. for R-10 in Item No.61, 83, for HT
Digital Stream Ltd (URL No.3(i) in CM APPL.59113/2023) in
Item No.66, for R-10, 11 and 14 in Item No.90.
Mr. Vikas Kumar Sharma, Senior Central Govt. Counsel for the
Respondent No.1 in Item No.94.
Mr. Aditya Agarwal, Adv. for Petitioner in Item No.89.
Mr. Ajit Warrier, Mr. Angad Kochhar, Ms. Sakshi Agarwal,
Advs. for R-7 in Item No.69.
Mr. Shivam Gupta, Adv. for Petitioner in Item No.76.
Mr. Rajat Joneja, Mr. Anmol Kumar, Ms. Cheshta Dalal, Advs.
for R-1 in Item No.58.
Ms. Shagun Shahi Chugh, SPC along with Mr. Varun Chugh
and Ms. Ayushi Agarwal, Advs. for Respondents in Item
No.78.
Ms. Rose Maria Sebi & Ms. Simran Jain (Advs.) for Yahoo
India in Item Nos.76, 82, 69, 90.
Mr. Vikas Chhabra, Adv. for Petitioner in Item No.80.
Mr. Rohan Rai and Ms. Amisha Ray, Advocates for Petitioner
in Item No.64.
Mr. Trideep Pais, Sr. Adv. along with Neha Rathi, Adv, Ms.
Kajal Giri, Adv., Ms. Saloni Ambastha, Adv., Ms. Somya
Kumari, Adv., Mr. Prateek Yadav, Adv. for Petitioner in Item
No.81.
Mr. Tishampati Sen, Ms. Riddhi Sancheti, Mr. Anurag Anand,
Mr. Mukul Kulhari, Advocates for R-5 in Item No.79.
Mr. Jitendra Kumar Tripathi, Adv. for UOI in Item No.73.
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Ms. Abhiti Vachheer, Mr. Akshat Vaccher, Ms. Poonam
Nagpal, Advocates for Petitioners in Item No.63.
Mr. Piyush Beriwal, Ms. Ruchita Srivastava and Ms. Neha
Kamboj, Advs. for R-1 in Item No.72.
Ms. Arunima Dwivedi, CGSC along with Ms. Himanshi Singh
and Ms. Monalisha Pradhan, Advocates for UOI in Item No.64,
70, 73.
Mr. Dhruv Rohatgi, Panel Counsel, Ms. Chandrika Sachdev,
Mr. Dhruv Kumar, Advs. for R-2 in item no.78.
Ms. Anushka Sharma and Mr. Madhay Khosla, Advs. for R-6
in item no.81.
Mr. P.R. Rajhans, Mr. Vivek Singh, Mr. Tarun Kumar, Ms.
Pratibha and Mr. Abhishek, Advocates for Respondent no.6 in
Item Nos.64, 79 and 95.
Mr. Shoumendu Mukherji, SPC, Mr. Aniruddha Ghosh, Ms.
Megha Sharma and Ms. Surbhi Tuli, Advs. for UOI in item
no.79.
Mr. Jivesh Kumar Tiwari, CGSC, Ms. Nandini Aggarwal and
Ms. Samiksha, Advs. for UOI in item no.64.
Mr. Jitendra Kumar Tripathi, Adv. for UOI in Item No.73.
Ms. Shiva Lakshmi (SPC) along with Mr. Madhav Bajaj, Adv.
for respondent in Item Nos. 60, 61 and 81
Mr. B.S. Shukla (CGSC) along with Ms. Jiniya Saha, Mr.
Praveen Gupta, Advs. for Respondent in Item No. 59.
Mr. Bhagwan Swaroop Shukla (CGSC), Mr. Mukesh Kumar
Pandey along with Ms. Jiniya Saha, Mr. Praveen Gupta, Adv.
for Respondent in Item No. 85.
Ms. Rose Maria Sebi, Ms. Simran Jain, Adv. for respondent in
Item Nos. 76, 82, 69 and 90
Mr. Jai Shankar, Ms. Nandita Rao, Ms. Lochan Rajput, Mr.
Manoj Makhija, Advs. for petitioner in Item No. 93.
Mr. Ruchir Mishra, Mr. Sanjiv Kumar Saxena, Ms. Reba Jena
Mishra and Ms. Poonam Shukla, Advs. for UOI in item nos.68
and 71.
Mr. Neeraj, SPC, Mr. Rudra Paliwal, GP and Mr. Soumyadip
Chakraborty, Adv. for UOI in item no.67, 83.
Mr. Nitinjya Chaudhary, CGSC and Mr. Rahul Mourya, Adv.
for UOI in item no.81.
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SI Praveen, PS EOW in item no.78.
Mr. P.R. Rajhans, Mr. Vivek Singh, Mr. Tarun Kumar, Ms.
Pratibha and Mr. Abhishek, Advs. for R-6 in item nos.64, 79,
95.
Mr. Amit Tiwari, CGSC, Ms. Ayushi Srivastava, Mr. Ayush
Tanwr, Mr. Arpan Narwal and Mr. Kushagra Malik, Advs. for
UOI in item nos.78, 87.
Dr. Abhimanyu Chopra, Mr. Kushagra Jain and Mr. Akhilesh,
Advs. for R-16 in item no.90.
Mr. Farman Ali, CGSC and Ms. Usha Jamnal, Adv. for UOI in
item nos.65 and 93.
Mr. Pratima N. Lakra, CGSC and Ms. Upanita Soumyadarshini,
Advs. for R-2 and 3.
Mr. Mukul Singh, CGSC, Mr. Aryan Dhaka and Mr. Vikrant
Badesra, Advs. for UOI in item nos.84, 88, 92 and 95.
Mr. Rohan Rai and Ms. Amisha Ray, Advs. for petitioner in
item no.64 (through v/c)
Ms. Tara Narula and Ms. Shivangi Sharma, Advs. for petitioner
in item no.73 (through v/c)
Mr. Rishi K. Awasthi and Mr. Ishaan Raj, Advs. for R-6 in item
no.61 (through v/c)
Mr. Saurabh Seth, SC, Ms. Neelampreet Kaur, Mr. Abhiroop
Rathore, Mr. Kabir Dev and Mr. Sukhvir Singh, Advs. for R-2
in item nos.83, 93 (through v/c)
Mr. Shiven Varma, Panel Counsel, GNCTD for R-2 in item
no.94 (through v/c)
Mr. Chinmaya Sejwal, Adv. for petitioner in item no.94
(through v/c)
Ms. Avshreya Pratap Singh, CGSC, Mr. Ankit Khatri, Ms.
Usha Jamnal and Mr. Nyasa Sharma, Advs. for respondent in
item no.86.
Ms. Manisha Agarwal Narain, CGSC, Mr. Navneet Sharma and
Mr. Aakash Pathak, GP for R-1 in item no.82.
Mr. Joydeep Sharma and Mr. Kaushal Kapoor, Advs. for R-14
in item no.83.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN DATTA
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ORDER
% 13.03.2026
1. Arguments stand concluded.
2. Judgment is reserved.
SACHIN DATTA, J
MARCH 13, 2026/r
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