PORTER BUILDCON PRIVATE LTD & ORS. vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 24th January, 2025 W.P.(CRL) 960/2023 & CRL.M.A. 2053/2025 PORTER BUILDCON PRIVATE LTD & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Rajiv Nayar, Sr. Adv with Mr. Anirudh Bakhru, Mr. Saurabh Seth, Mr. Prabhav Bahuguna, Mr. Sajal Bansal, Mr. Surya Pratap Singh, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr Rakesh Kumar CGSC with Mr. Sunil & Mr. Prashant Rawat, Advs. Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Ms. Easha Kadiyan & Mr. Sandesh K Jha, Advs. CORAM: JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE DHARMESH SHARMA Prathiba M. Singh, J. (Oral) 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2. This writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by the following 21 Petitioners- a) Porter Buildcon Private Ltd., Registered address 30, Ground Floor, Vijay Block, Behind Nathu Sweets, Laxmi Nagar, Delhi; b) Rachaita Buildcon Private Limited, Registered address 30, Ground Floor, Vijay Block, Behind Nathu Sweets, Laxmi Nagar, Delhi; 110092. 3. The above Petitioners have filed this writ petition praying for reading down of Section 24(1) of the Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988 (hereinafter “the Act”) and i