KAWALJIT KAUR & ANR. vs STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ORS

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$~52 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 20.01.2026 + W.P.(CRL) 201/2026 & CRL.M.A. 1922/2026 KAWALJIT KAUR & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Ms. Urvashi Singh, Advocate (through videoconferencing) with petitioner in person. versus STATE NCT OF DELHI AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Rahul Tyagi, ASC for R-1 & R-2. Mr. Madhu Sudan, Advocate for R-3, R-4 & R-5. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA J U D G M E N T (ORAL) 1. For better understanding, the prayer clause of this writ petition is extracted below: “a) Issue Writ, in nature of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction to Respondent No.2 to take immediate action to remove the CCTV camera which is rotatable and is with sound recording installed of by the Respondent No.4 and the Respondent No.5 in the common area covering the entrance of the flat of the Petitioner. b) Direct the Respondent No.3 President of the R.W.A (Regd.) of H Block Naraina Vihar to make cameras functional as shown in the Annexure P1 in the side area of flat No. H-202 and Flat No. H- 203, Uday Niketan, Phase-II, Naraina Vihar, New Delhi-110028. c) To direct the Respondent No.2 and the Respondent No.3 to compensate the Petitioners @Rs 20,000 each for the inaction and violation of the right to liberty of the Petitioner. W.P.(CRL) 201/2026 Page 1 of 3 pages Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, GIRISH 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afe c45569af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, KATHPALIA postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d1 5570996b40f80cbd2eee60402c487965ff8 01e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2026.01.20 17:10:19 -08'00' d) To grant protection to the Petitioner and her minor son from the Respondent No.4 and the Re