COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS

$~1 (SDB) & 2(SDB) * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 8th January, 2026 Uploaded on: 12th January, 2026 W.P.(C) 3903/2017, CM APPLs.18718/2017, 19134/2017 & 27526/2018 COURT ON ITS OWN MOTION .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ashok Agarwal, Mr. Kumar Utkarsh, Mr. Manoj Kumar, Ms. Ashna Khan & Ms. Gousia Iqbal, Advs. Amicus Curiae. Mr. Vishwajeet Singh, for Mr. Siddharth Aggarwal, Sr. Adv. Amicus Curiae. (M: 8800894344) versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS .....Respondent Through: Ms Arunima Dwivedi CGSC with Ms Himanshi Singh, Ms Monalisha Pradhan & Ms Priya Khurana, Advs. for UOI. (M: 9810916537) Mr. Sameer Vashisht, Standing Counsel (Civil), GNCTD, Mr. Nikhil Kumar, Chief Secretary, Health & Family Services, Ms. Khushboo Mittal, Adv. & Ms. Harshita Nathrani, Adv. Mr Sagar Saxena, Mr Krishnandu Haldar & Mr Abu Hassan Usmani, Advs. for JACSDO. (M: 9560153707) Mr. Ravinder Agarwal, Mr. Manish Kumar Singh, Mr. Vasu Agarwal. Advs. for UPSC. (M: 9927876238) Mr. Rakesh Malhotra, Mr. Bharat Malhotra & Ms. Smritika Kesri, Advs. for MCD. (M: 8447151507) Ms. Radhika Bishwajit Dubey CGSC alongwith Ms Gurleen Kaur Waraich 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2. On the