RAJEEV KHANPURI & ORS vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS

$~ * 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: - 2. At the very outset, it is pertinent to note that initially, the present petition was filed by 16 petitioners. During the pendency of the present petition, vide order dated 21.12.2018 in CM Nos. 54295/2018 & 54531/2018 passed by learned Predecessor Bench, the present contesting petitioners (Nos.17 & 18) were arrayed as party to the present petition. The petition stood satisfied insofar as the initial petitioner Nos.1 to 16 were concerned, and accordingly, they were