COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS

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$~ 1(SDB) & 2(SDB) * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 25th April, 2025 + W.P.(C) 3903/2017 & CM APPL. 18718/2017, 19134/2017, CM APPL. 27526/2018 COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION .....Petitioner Through: versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Arunima Dwivedi, CGSC with Ms. Kritika Sharma and Ms. Swati Jhunjhunwala, Advs. for UOI. Mr. Amit Tiwari, CGSC, Mr. Himanshu Bidhuri, Ms. Ayushi Srivastava &Mr. Ayush Tanwar, Adv. for UOI. Mrs. Avnish Ahlawat, Standing Counsel with Mr. Nitesh Kumar Singh, Ms. Laavanya Kaushik, Ms. Aliza Alam, Mr. Amitoj Chadha, Advs. Mr. Tushar Sannu, Mr. Shivraj Tomar, Mr. Shivam Singh and Mr. Tarun Rajput, Advs. for MCD. 2(SDB) AND + W.P.(C) 8548/2017 & CM APPL. 985/2024, 50101/2024 COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ashok Agarwal & Ms. Ashna Khan, Advs. Amicus Curiae. (M: 9811101923) versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Arunima Dwivedi, CGSC with Ms. Kritika Sharma and Ms. Swati Jhunjhunwala, Advs. for UOI. Mr. Amit Tiwari, CGSC, Mr. Himanshu Bidhuri, Ms. Ayushi W.P.(C) 3903/2017 & W.P.(C) 8548/2017 Page 1 of 9 Signature Not Verified Signed By:RAHUL Signing Date:28.04.2025 18:21:21 Srivastava &Mr. Ayush Tanwar, Adv. for UOI. Mrs. Avnish Ahlawat, Standing Counsel with Mr. Nitesh Kumar Singh, Ms. Laavanya Kaushik, Ms. Aliza Alam, Mr. Amitoj Chadha, Advs. Mr. Tushar Sannu, Mr. Shivraj Tomar, Mr. Shivam Singh and Mr. Tarun Rajput, Advs. for MCD. Mrs. Avnish Ahlawat, Standing Counsel with Mr. Nitesh Kumar Singh, Ms. Laavanya Kaushik, Ms. Aliza Alam, Mr. Amitoj Chadha, Advs. Mr. Tushar Sannu, Mr. Shivraj Tomar, Mr. Shivam Singh and Mr. Tarun Rajput, Advs. for MCD. CORAM: JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA Prathiba M. Singh, J. (Oral) 1. This hearing