Bank Of Baroda v. Union Of India & ORS.

$~26 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + LPA 720/2023 & CM APPL. 55262/2023, CM APPL. 55266/2023 BANK OF BARODA .....Appellant Through:

Mr. Kush Sharma, Standing Counsel with Mr. Nishchaya Nigam, Ms.

Vagmi Singh, Advocates versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS ......Respondents Through:

Ms. Arti Bansal SPC for UOI with Ms Shruti Goel, Advocate Mr. Vaibhav Mahajan, Advocate for R-4 to R-6

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR

O R D E R

% 21.05.2025 1.

The present appeal has been filed by the Appellant/Bank for setting aside the impugned Judgment dated 02.05.2023 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.(C) 11045/2022 as well as the Order dated 03.08.2023 passed by the learned Single Judge in Review Petition No.163/2023. 2.

Learned Counsel for the Respondent states that the Office Memorandum dated 22.02.2021 issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, regarding the guidelines for issuance of Lookout Circulars (LOCs) in respect of Indian citizens and foreigners has been quashed by the Division Bench of the High Court of Bombay in Viraj The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 26/05/2025 at 11:52:41

Chetan Shah v. Union of India, 2024 SCC OnLine Bom 1195. 3.

It is stated that though Special Leave Petitions challenging the said Judgment have been filed, however, there is no stay of the said Judgment passed by the High Court of Bombay. The effect of the same is that the Office Memorandum dated 22.02.2021 itself does not exist. The Judgment of the High Court of Bombay has been passed post the impugned Judgment, therefore, rendering the present appeal as infructuous. 4.

The instant appeal is disposed of as infrucutous along with pending application(s), if any.

5.

It is made clear that this Court has not gone into the merits of the case. Liberty is granted to the Appellant to take such steps in case the Judgment of the High Court of Bombay is set aside or any stay of the said Judgment is granted by the Apex Court.

SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD, J HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR, J MAY 21, 2025 hsk The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 26/05/2025 at 11:52:41