ANUJ GARG vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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$~12 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 12255/2022 Date of Decision: 13.05.2026 IN THE MATTER OF: ANUJ GARG .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Manohar Malik, Ms. Astha Gumber, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Sunanda Shukla, SPC for UOI. Mr. Rahul Tyagi, Standing Counsel for ED with Mr. Sangeet Sibou, Mr. Aniket Kumar Singh and Mr. Priyansh Raj Singh Senger, Advs. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV JUDGEMENT PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV, J. (ORAL) 1. The petition is for the following reliefs: “a. Issue writ of certiorari quashing the office memorandum bearing No. 25016/10/2017-IMM(Pt) dated 22.02.2021, issued by the Respondent No. 1 i.e., Immigration Department, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India for being unconstitutional on vice of Article 14 & 21of the constitution and; b. Issue appropriate writ setting aside and quashing of Look Out Circular issued by Respondent No.2 qua the Petitioner for being unconstitutional on the vice of Article 14 & 21 of the Constitution; c. Issue such other writ or direction or order, which this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper under the facts and circumstances of the case.” Signature Not Verified Signature Not Verified Signed By:AMIT KUMAR Signed SHARMA Signing Date:19.05.2026 By:PURUSHAINDRA 20:17:28 Page 1 of 6 KUMAR KAURAV 2. The Look Out Circular (LOC) seems to have been issued at the instance of the respondent No. 2, State Bank of India (SBI). The facts of the case would indicate that the company namely M/s Zync Global Pvt. Ltd. (‘the company’) availed credit facilities from a consortium of banks, including SBI. The petitioner was a director of the company for a limited period from 15.03.2012 to 01.07.2014. 3. In the year 2014, the company defaulted in the payme