RAJEEV KHANPURI & ORS vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 11th September, 2025 Pronounced on: 12th December, 2025 + W.P.(C) 5273/2017, CM APPL. 6479/2018 & CM APPL. 14739/2019 RAJEEV KHANPURI & ORS .....Petitioners Through: Ms. Prity Sharma, Advocate. with Petitioner Nos.17 & 18 in- person. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS .....Respondents Through: Ms. Shiva Lakshmi, CGSC with Mr. Madhav Bajaj, Ms. Katyani Joshi & Mr. Prabhakar Mishra, Advocates for UOI. Mr. Abhishek Birthray, Mr. Chandan Sharma & Mr. Nikhil Sharma, Advocates for R-2 & 3. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT SHARMA JUDGMENT AMIT SHARMA, J. 1. The present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1950, has been filed seeking the following prayers: - Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:BHASKAR SINGH RAWAT W.P.(C) 5273/2017 Page 1 of 15 Signing Date:13.12.2025 15:02:26 “It is therefore, most respectfully prayed that, in the interest of justice, this Hon'ble Court may be graciously pleased to; (i) Issue an order or direction or writ in the nature of writ of Certiorari, thereby, quashing the arbitrary and discriminatory "Guidelines for Commissioned Programmes for Telecast on DD-Kashir - 2017 and "Request for Programme Proposals for Telecast on DD-Kashir of 2017"; (ii) Issue an order or direction or writ in the nature of writ of Mandamus, thereby, directing the Respondents that fresh programme proposals for commissioning be considered only after pending approved proposals of the petitioner duly commissioned and funds released for the same, (iii) Issue an order or direction or writ in the nature of writ of Mandamus, thereby, directing the respondents to release funds to the petitioners and to commission the programmes of the petitioner m terms of extant guidelines in terms of which the petitioner's