THE CHIEF SECRETARY STATE OF SIKKIM & ANR. vs NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR BACKWARD CLASSES & ORS.

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$~15 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 10775/2021 & CM APPL. 33248/2021 Date of Decision: 22.04.2026 IN THE MATTER OF: THE CHIEF SECRETARY STATE OF SIKKIM & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Aarohi Bhalla, Sr. Advocate (AAG) with Mr.Sameer Abhyankar, Mr.Rahul Kumar, Mr. Aakash Thakur & Mr. Chatinaiya Safaya, Advocates. versus NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR BACKWARD CLASSES & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Mukul Singh with Mr. Aryan Dhaka& Ms. Sunidhi Tyagi, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV JUDGEMENT PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV, J. (ORAL) 1. The present petition has been filed seeking the following reliefs: “A. Issue a writ of certiorari or any other writ, order or direction in the nature thereof quashing the proceedings under F.No. NCBC/06/05/226/2020-CP pending before Respondent No. 1 wherein the approved minutes of the hearing dated 27.08.2021 have been issued by the Signature Not Verified Signature Not Verified Signed By:AMIT KUMAR Signed SHARMA Signing Date:30.04.2026 By:PURUSHAINDRA 12:24:17 Page 1 of 6 KUMAR KAURAV Respondent No. 1 herein, and the notices of hearing for 27.09.2021 have been issued to the Petitioners herein;” 2. The case of the petitioners is that vide impugned minutes of the hearing dated 27.08.2021, the National Commission for Backward Classes (hereinafter, “Commission”) has directed the personal appearance of the Petitioner Nos. 1 & 2. The said directions have been issued in proceedings initiated against the petitioners by virtue of the complaint dated 17.12.2019, filed by Respondent Nos. 2 & 3. The complaint dated 17.12.2019 is extracted below: “It is requested that my late father Sh. Bachnu Thakur had purchased a piece of land on 10.6.1961 on which a house and shop was existing till 1985. However, Sikkim