MANAN GOEL vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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$~J * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment pronounced on: 14.11.2025 + W.P.(C) 12169/2021 and CM APPL.50792/2023 MANAN GOEL ..... Petitioner Through: Mr. Asheesh Jain, Sr. Advocate along with Mr. Deepak Agarwal, Mr. Dinkar Kumar and Ms. Lucky Rani, Advocates. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. ..... Respondents Through: Mr. Sushil Kumar Pandey (SPC) along with Mr. Vaibhav Soni and Mr. Hemant Kumar, Advocates for UOI. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN DATTA JUDGMENT 1. The petitioner has filed the present petition praying as under – “A. Issue appropriate writ, order or direction especially in the nature of Certiorari to quash the Impugned Office Memorandum dated 12.10.2018 bearing No. 25016/10/2017- Imm [Pt]; and B. Issuance of a Writ, order or direction in the nature of a certiorari or any other appropriate writ quashing the look-out circular issued by the Respondents against the Petitioner on the request of Respondent No 5 despite the fact that there was no investigation pending against him for any cognizable offence, no NBWs were issued against him and no court summons were issued to him, and that the Petitioner was not evading any arrest nor avoiding to appear before any Court;” 2. The petitioner is an Indian citizen, residing in Delhi, and one of the Directors of Gulf Petrochem FZC, UAE. 3. The background of the matter is that the Sharjah Branch of respondent Signature Not Verified W.P.(C) 12169/2021 Page 1 of 16 Digitally Signed By:ABHISHEK THAKUR Signing Date:14.11.2025 07:28:23 no. 5 (Bank of Baroda), between 2011 and 2019, extended credit facilities ₹195 crores) to Gulf amounting to AED 95 million (approximately Petrochem FZC, UAE. It is submitted that out of the said amount, AED 65 million (approximately ₹130 crores) remains outstanding. 4. It is submit