DHRUV FILMS vs D D URDU

$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 27th March, 2026 Pronounced on: 30th June, 2026 W.P.(C) 5874/2019 DHRUV FILMS & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Ms. Meenakshi Midha, Mr. Garv Singh, Advs. versus D D URDU .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sahil Bhalaik, Adv. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT SHARMA JUDGMENT AMIT SHARMA, J. CM APPL. 528/2022, CM APPL. 15015/2022, CM APPL. 11405/2023 & CM APPL. 61727/2023 1. The captioned petition was filed on behalf of Petitioner No. 1, assailing the order dated 08.04.2019 being F. No. 5/406/2011-UC (hereinafter referred to as the “Impugned Order”), passed by the Section Officer, DD Urdu, Directorate General, Doordarshan (hereinafter referred to as the “Respondent”), whereby the Respondent had placed the proposal of Petitioner No. 1 titled as “Zameen Dekh, Falak Dekh, Jahan Dekh” in the category of “Fiction”, instead of “Animation”. Petitioner No. 1 had also sought a writ of mandamus, directing the Respondent to commission his serial in “Animation” genre/format. 2. The captioned petition was disposed of by the learned Predecessor Bench of this Court, vide order dated 31.01.2020. The said order is reproduced as under: - “The present p