KAVITA KHARBANDA AND OTHERS vs GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR

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$~J * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment pronounced on: 18.11.2025 + W.P.(C) 11230/2025 KAVITA KHARBANDA AND OTHERS .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Rajat Aneja and Mr. Abhinav Chauhan, Advocates. versus GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Ms. Nitika Bhutani, Advocate for R-1and R-2. Mr. Ashish K. Dixit, CGSC, Mr. Umar Hashmi, Mr. Harshit Chitransh, Mr. Shivam Tiwari and Ms. Iqra Sheikh, Advocates for UOI. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN DATTA JUDGMENT 1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner no.1, wife of Mr. Surinder Kharbanda and the petitioner nos. 2 and 3 (Mr. Kartik Kharbanda and Mr. Kabir Kharbanda), being the children born out of their wedlock, invoking parens partie jurisdiction of this Court for appointment of the petitioner no.1 as the legal guardian of Mr. Surinder Kharbanda. 2. As per the disability certificate dated 28.10.2024 issued by the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Institute of Medical Sciences and Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, Mr. Surinder Kharbanda (i) suffers from 90% permanent disability (ii) is a case of chronic neurological condition (iii) diagnosed with “Recurrent Intracranial Haemorrhage with Quadriplegia with Multiple Contractual”. 3. It is stated that since the year 2023, Mr. Surinder Kharbanda is Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 11230/2025 Page 1 of 22 By:UMANG Signing Date:18.11.2025 05:19:04 bedridden/in vegetative state, and under constant care of the petitioners. All medical expenses are borne and managed by petitioner no.1. It is further stated that the petitioner no.1 has exhausted all savings and for meeting the mounting medical expenses and other essential expenditures, is required to sell the properties including moveable and immovable properties owned by Mr