Vibhor Anand v. Union Of India & ORS

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ W.P.(C) 5757/2015 & CM Nos.10352/2015 & 17930/2015 VIBHOR ANAND ..... Petitioner Through:

Mr H.D. Birdi, Applicant No.1 in person Mr Jitender Kumar Achhra, Applicant No.2 in person versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS ..... Respondents Through:

Mr Akshay Makhija, CGSC with Mr Sumant Bhushan and Mr Siddarth Thakur, Advocates for UOI/R-1.

Mr Maninder Singh, ASG with Mr Kirtiman Singh, Mr Waize Ali Noor and Mr Prabhas Bajaj and Mr Pranav Agarwal, Advocates for R-2.

Mr Gautam Narayan, ASC with Mr R.

Arunadhri Iyer and Ms Shruthi Parasa, Advocates for GNCTD.

Mr Mukesh Kumar, Advocate for interpleader

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE BADAR DURREZ AHMED HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ASHUTOSH KUMAR

O R D E R

% 08.09.2016 In this writ petition, the primary challenge is to the notification dated 21.05.2015 (SO 1368 (E)) issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.

We note that the very same notification was also inter alia the subject matter of challenge in W.P. (C) 5888/2015 (Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Ors. vs. Union of India & Ors.) and other connected writ petitions which were decided by a Division Bench of this court on 04.08.2016. By virtue of the said decision, the

impugned notification dated 21.05.2015 was held to be valid. Consequently, the present petition is entirely covered by the decision of the Division Bench in the above mentioned matter.

As a result, the present petition is also liable to be dismissed. It is accordingly dismissed. There shall be no order as to costs. BADAR DURREZ AHMED, J ASHUTOSH KUMAR, J SEPTEMBER 08, 2016 ns