PRITHIPAL SINGH vs GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI THROUGH ITS SSECRETARY AND ANR.

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on: 28th April 2026 Pronounced on: 21st May 2026 Uploaded on: 22nd May 2026 + W.P.(C) 4/2023, CM APPL. 35268/2025 CM APPL. 78585/2025 PRITHIPAL SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Kanwarpal Singh, Mr. Sudhir, Mr. Deepak & MS, Shweta Gupta, Advs. versus GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Anubhav Gupta, Panel Counsel (Civil), GNCTD with Mr. Siddharth Arora, Adv. Mr. T Singhdev, Mr. Vedant Sood, Advs. for BCD. Mr. J.P.N. Shahi, Adv. for Insurance Company. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANISH DAYAL JUDGMENT ANISH DAYAL, J. 1. This petition has been filed seeking a writ of mandamus for directions against the respondents to reimburse the insurance claim towards medical expenses incurred by the petitioner on account of his ailment, contending that he was a beneficiary of the Group Mediclaim Insurance Policy issued by respondents. Signature Not Verified Digitally SignedW.P. (C) 4/2023 Page 1 of 16 By:MANISH KUMAR Signing Date:22.05.2026 13:05:45 Factual Matrix 2. A Group Mediclaim Insurance Scheme being, Chief Minister Advocates Welfare Scheme (‘CMAWS’) (hereinafter, ‘the Scheme’) was approved by respondent no.1/Government of NCT of Delhi (‘GNCTD’) for advocates registered with the Bar Council of Delhi (‘BCD’) and voters of Delhi, subject to verification, on 18th December 2019. Online registration portal for the Scheme was operational from 28th December 2020 to 30th January 2021. 3. Petitioner, a practicing advocate, applied for the Scheme and was registered on the CMAWS portal after submitting his Election Photo Identity Card (‘EPIC’) number and enrolment details. Letter dated 1st June 2020 was sent to the Chief Electoral Officer (‘CEO’) by respondent no.1/GNCTD seeking EPIC ve