Mohammad Hamza Akhtar v. Union Of India & ANR.

$~23 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 18951/2025 MOHAMMAD HAMZA AKHTAR .....Petitioner Through:

Appearance not given.

versus UNION OF INDIA & ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Dr. Geetanjali Sharma, CGSC and Ms. Tanya Harnal, GP Mr.

Arman Roop Sharma and Ms.Shivangi Goel, Advocates for Respondent No. 2 HDFC Bank Limited.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV

O R D E R

% 21.01.2026 1.

The bank account of the petitioner, maintained with respondent no. 2Bank, appears to have been freezed. The Bank is at Noida, Uttar Pradesh. It seems to be that the petitioner's bank account is linked to one online financial fraud complaint thereof has been assigned to the respondent no.3Tamil Nadu Police Department. 2.

The tenuous link on the basis of which jurisdiction of this Court is claimed is the Union of India being impleaded as respondent no.1. A perusal of material on record reveals that no wrongdoing or role is attributed qua Union of India, except to state that the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal works under the aegis of Union of India. 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 27/01/2026 at 12:29:25

3.

The aforesaid cannot be the reason to entertain the instant lis before this Court. The petitioner will have to agitate its grievance before the jurisdictional High Court.

4.

With the aforesaid observations, the instant petition stands disposed of.

PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV, J JANUARY 21, 2026 Nc/ksr 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 27/01/2026 at 12:29:25