Narender Kumar Sharma v. Department of Telecom & Ors.
Writ Petition (Civil) – maintainability
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi High Court, W.P.(C) 13716/2025, decided 18.02.2026 by Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, J. Petition seeking direction to telecom respondents to issue duplicate SIM in petitioner's correct name due to error in Customer Application Form (CAF) ('N.K. Sharma' vs 'Narender Kumar Sharma'). Held that delay before Consumer Court is no ground to entertain writ petition and the relief falls outside writ jurisdiction under Article 226; petition dismissed, pending application disposed of, rights left open. No cases cited; no impugned order challenged.
What did the court decide?
The considerable amount of time the Consumer Court may take to grant the relief sought is not a valid reason to entertain the writ petition in lieu of approaching the concerned Consumer Court. ¶11