SAMEER GAUR vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS. & ORS.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI W.P.(C) 4124/2023 and CM APPL. 32184/2023 Date of Decision: 08.05.2026 IN THE MATTER OF: SAMEER GAUR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Gaurav Sarin, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Manan Popli, Mr. Gaurav Jain, Mr. Atul Malhotra, Ms. Nupur Sharma, Ms. Karuna Sharma, Ms. Apurva Gaur, Mr. Pramendra Singh, Ms. Priya Tripathi and Mr. Shaurya Sarin, Advocates. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Rajesh Gogna, SPC With Ms. Rebina Rai, Ms. Punita Jha and Mr. Shivam Tiwari, Advocates. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV JUDGEMENT PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV, J. (ORAL) 1. The petitioner, Mr. Sameer Gaur, has filed the present writ petition seeking quashing of a Look Out Circular (“LOC”) issued at the instance of the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (“SFIO”), which is investigating the 2016. By letter dated 23.08.2016, the petitioner relinquished his charge as Whole-time Director and Joint Managing Director of JIL. His resignation was duly accepted by the Board of Directors on 31.08.2016, and, he, thereafter, continued to hold office as Non-Executive Director of JIL for a certain period. The petitioner subsequently began wor