BHUVNESH MEHRU AND ORS vs UNION OF INDIA & ANR.

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$~42 to 45 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + LPA 154/2025 & CM APPL. 12184/2025 BHUVNESH MEHRU AND ORS .....Appellants Through: Ms. Shruti Verma, Ms. Mrinal Gopal Elker, Ms. Chhavi Khandelwal and Ms. Chinmay Chaitany, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Somesh Chandra Jha and Mr. Akash Kishore, Advocates for NESTS. + LPA 155/2025 & CM APPL. 12196/2025 ISLAM AND ORS .....Appellants Through: Ms. Shruti Verma, Ms. Mrinal Gopal Elker, Ms. Chhavi Khandelwal and Ms. Chinmay Chaitany, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Somesh Chandra Jha and Mr. Akash Kishore, Advocates for NESTS Mr. Vikrant N. Goyal, Advocate and Mr. Devrat, GP, Ms. Nisha Dagar and Mr. Aditya Shukla, Advocates for R2/UOI. + LPA 156/2025 & CM APPL. 12200/2025 PAYAL .....Appellant Through: Ms. Shruti Verma, Ms. Mrinal Gopal Elker, Ms. Chhavi Khandelwal and Ms. Chinmay Chaitany, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Somesh Chandra Jha and Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:AJIT LPA 154/2025 & connected matters Page 1 of 3 KUMAR Signing Date:04.03.2025 15:00:44 Mr. Akash Kishore, Advocates for NESTS + LPA 157/2025, CM APPLs. 12244/2025 & 12245/2025 NEERAJ KUSHWAHA & ORS. .....Appellants Through: Ms. Shruti Verma, Ms. Mrinal Gopal Elker, Ms. Chhavi Khandelwal and Ms. Chinmay Chaitany, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Somesh Chandra Jha and Mr. Akash Kishore, Advocates for NESTS. Mr. Ruchir Mishra, Mr. Sanjiv Kumar Saxena, Mr. Mukesh Kumar Tiwari, Ms. Poonam Shukla, Ms. Reba Jena Mishra and Ms. Harshita Sharma, Advocates with Mr. Kapil Dev GP for UOI. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 28.02.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. Thes