ROHAN DEV vs UNION OF INDIA & ANR.

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$~22 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 4541/2023 Date of Decision: 11.03.2026 IN THE MATTER OF: ROHAN DEV .....Petitioner Through: Appearance not given. versus UNION OF INDIA & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Neeraj, SPC, Mr. Sahaj Garg, Adv. for R-1. Ms. Anjana Gosain, Adv. for DGCA. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV JUDGEMENT PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV, J. (ORAL) 1. The petition is for the following reliefs: a. Issue a Writ in the nature of Mandamus and/or any other Writ, Order, Directions of similar nature to direct the Respondent No.2, to issue Commercial Pilot license (CPL) to the Petitioner herein in his DGCA File no. 1-1949/2010-L-2. and further b. Any other relief/s which this Hon’ble Court may deem fit in the facts and circumstances of the case. 2. The petitioner claims to have completed mandatory commercial pilot training at M/s Sai Flytech Aviation, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, from 02.12.2010 to 30.09.2011, completing 70 hours and 40 minutes of flying and at Saraswati Aviation Academy, Sultanpur, U.P., from 18.07.2013 to Signature Not Verified Signature Not Verified Signed By:PRIYA Signed Signing Date:17.03.2026 By:PURUSHAINDRA 12:31:14 KUMAR KAURAV 07.09.2019, completing 171 hours and 20 minutes of flying, thereby fulfilling the requirement of 200 hours to be eligible for a Commercial Pilot License (CPL). 3. It is the case of the petitioner that he has cleared all examinations conducted by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in 2014 and 2015, which are mandatory for applying for a CPL. Thereafter, he submitted an application for issuance of CPL to the DGCA on 09.08.2019, along with the requisite documents. Subsequently, several representations were made. However, the application was allegedly not considered. Th