# MUJEEB KHAN FOR AND ON BEHALF OF AFTAB KHAN MISSING vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

Court: Delhi High Court
Date: 2026-02-16
Citation: LPA-73/2026 2026:DHC:1346-DB
Petitioner: MUJEEB KHAN FOR AND ON BEHALF OF AFTAB KHAN MISSING
Respondent: UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

[Official PDF on Delhi High Court website](https://delhihighcourt.nic.in/app/showFileJudgment/68716022026LPA732026_164736.pdf)

## Judgment text (excerpt)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision : 16.02.2026 LPA 73/2026, CM APPL. 10469/2026 & CM APPL. 10470/2026 MUJEEB KHAN FOR AND ON BEHALF OF AFTAB KHAN MISSING .....Appellant Through: Mr. Zeeshan Khan, Mr. Kaleem Akthar & Mr. Saeed Masroor, Advocates (through VC). versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Amit Tiwari, CGSC with Mr. Varun Pratap Singh, GP and Mr. Ayush Tanwar, Advocate. CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA JUDGMENT TEJAS KARIA, J. (ORAL) 1. This Letters Patent Appeal is preferred against the Judgment and Order dated 15.01.2026 (“Impugned Judgment”) passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.(C) 2894/2025 (“Writ Petition”), whereby the Writ Petition filed by the Appellant was disposed of on the premise that the matter is ‘no longer a case of missing person’. 2. The primary concern raised by the Appellant in this Appeal is that the Impugned Judgment was delivered without addressing the substantive and ongoing grievance regarding the provision of consular access and legal 3. The Appellant is the brother and next of kin of late Mr. Aftab Khan, an Indian citizen, who was employed as a Chef De Partie with Ifuru 

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