Writ petition sought mandamus for service of US court summons through the Central Authority under the Hague Service Convention. The underlying US proceedings stood dismissed, so the petitioner sought withdrawal and the petition was dismissed as withdrawn.
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RAJENDRA KHARE .....Petitioner Through: Petitioner-in-person.
versus
UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Gauri Goburdhun, SPC. Mr. Anuj Berry, Ms. Anusha Ramesh and Mr. Raghav Bhargava, Advocates for R3.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN DATTA
O R D E R % 13.05.2025
“ (i). MANDAMUS to Respondent no.1 to inform the Court of Hon’ble Judge John F. Kness at the Hon’ble United States Federal District Court, Illinois (USDC Illinois), for compliance to the Govt. of India’s Gazette Notification (G.S.R. 24 E) of Govt. of India dated 12th January 2009, related to the Hague Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial or Extra-Judicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters, 1965, to ensure that the summons in the Case no.: 1:22-cv-00061 be served to the Petitioner through the Central Authority, Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice of India in compliance to the aforesaid Gazette Notification of Govt. of India.
(ii). MANDAMUS to Respondent no.1 to direct the Proforma Respondent no.2 that the summons in the Case no.: 1:22-cv-00061 in the court of Hon’ble Judge John F. Kness’s Court at the Hon’ble United States Federal District Court, Illinois (USDC Illinois), be served to the Petitioner through the Central Authority, Department of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice, in compliance to the Gazette Notification (G.S.R. 24 E) of Govt. of India dated 12th January 2009, related to the Hague Convention
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on the Service Abroad of Judicial or Extra-Judicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters, 1965.
(iii). Any other directions or Writ which this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case be issued .”
SACHIN DATTA, J
MAY 13, 2025/ at
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Rajendra Khare
Union of India and Ors.
Sachin Datta
As recorded by the court registry
A petition under Article 226 of the Constitution asking a High Court to issue a writ against the State or a public authority in a civil matter.
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