RAJESH KUMAR SINGH & ORS. vs LOKPAL OF INDIA

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 12.11.2025 Judgment pronounced on: 28.11.2025 + W.P.(C) 1264/2025, CM APPL. 6272/2025, CM APPL. 6274/2025 and CM APPL. 16438/2025 RAJESH KUMAR SINGH & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Vikas Singh, Senior Advocate along with Mr. Varun Singh, Ms. Deepeika Kalia, Ms. Kajal Gupta and Ms. Somesa Gupta, Advocates. versus LOKPAL OF INDIA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Nishant R. Katneshwarkar & Mr. Vijay Singh, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR JUDGMENT HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR, J. 1. The present Writ Petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India1 challenging the Order dated 06.01.20252 passed by the learned Lokpal of India3 in Complaint No. 162/2024, as well as the consequential Notices dated 07.01.2025 issued to the Petitioners under Section 20(3) of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 1 Constitution 2 Impugned Order 3 Lokpal/Respondent Signature Not Verified W.P.(C) 1264/2025 Page 1 of 27 Digitally Signed By:HARVINDER KAUR BHATIA Signing Date:29.11.2025 12:32:24 20134. 2. At the outset, it is noted that after the filing of this Petition, this Court passed an interim Order dated 31.01.2025 directing that any further orders passed by the Respondent would remain subject to the outcome of the present Petition. Subsequently, on an application moved by the Petitioners, this Court, vide Order dated 20.03.2025, directed that the Order dated 06.01.2025, the Notices dated 07.01.2025, the Order dated 04.03.2025, and all proceedings in Complaint No. 162/2024 pending before the learned Lokpal shall remain in abeyance until further orders. BRIEF FACTS: 3. The conspectus of facts, to the extent material and germane to the present p