J Nehru vs D Banerjee And Ors on 31 May, 2024
3.8. Being aggrieved, the plaintiff filed a writ petition
being W.P.C. No.3883/2010 titled J. Nehru vs.
Union of India before the Hon'ble High Court of
Delhi impugning the aforesaid memorandum dated
28.04.2006 and the subsequent letters/memos dated
06.02.2008 and 15.04.2009. On 01.06.2010, when
the writ petition came up for hearing, the Hon'ble
High Court found that the impugned
communications had been issued without giving any
opportunity to the plaintiff to present his version.
The Hon'ble High Court issued notice to the
defendant with a direction to consider whether the
impugned communications could be withdrawn and
the plaintiff could be given an opportunity to explain
the circumstances.