Lalitendra Gulani v. Director General, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, New Delhi & Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
W.P.(C) 10075/2026; DRI summons to Advocate; Section 108 Customs Act 1962; summons withdrawn; writ petition infructuous; disposal without orders; advisory observation on summoning Advocates in rare and exceptional circumstances; due care and caution; Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023 and Constitution of India invoked in prayer; Suo Motu Writ Petition (Criminal) No. 2 of 2025 referred in prayer only; petitioner in person (Lalitendra Gulani); respondent counsel Anurag Ojha; Delhi High Court; Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Amit Mahajan; 23.07.2026.
What did the court decide?
None; the writ petition and pending applications were disposed of as infructuous after the impugned summons was withdrawn, with an advisory observation that authorities should exercise due care and caution when summoning Advocates. ¶¶20