Smt Nirmala and Anr. Vs Govt.of NCT of Delhi and Ors. — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Smt Nirmala and Anr. Vs Govt.of NCT of Delhi and Ors. — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

Petition disposed of with directions that respondent no. 2 treat the petition as a representation and decide it within six weeks from receipt of a copy of this order; all rights and contentions of the parties left open. No immediate enhancement of compensation or quashing of the impugned order was ordered.

Issue for consideration

Whether the respondents should reconsider the petitioner's compensation application and enhance the maximum compensation amount of Rs. 10,00,000 (Ten Lakh) with interest to help rehabilitate the petitioner according to imminent needs. +2 more

Court's answer

The petitioner's petition is to be treated as a representation by respondent no. 2, and the same is to be decided within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

Ratio / Principle

In view of the almost similar circumstances in W.P.(C) 13024/2025 (where the Court had directed consideration-as-representation within six weeks), this petition also stands disposed of with the similar directions.

Key takeaways

All rights and contentions of the parties are left open.obiter¶19

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Delhi, W.P.(C) 14164/2025, decided 19.03.2026 (Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, J.): Petition by Smt Nirmala & Anr. seeking (i) reconsideration of the petitioner's compensation application and enhancement of the maximum compensation of Rs. 10,00,000 (Ten Lakh) with interest for rehabilitation, (ii) setting aside by writ of certiorari of the impugned order dated 18.03.2023 passed by respondent no. 2, the District Victim Compensation Committee, and (iii) asserting the Court's territorial/pecuniary jurisdiction (respondents work in Delhi; accident site near Peera Garhi Metro Station, towards Nangloi). Learned counsel for the respondent pointed to the parallel case W.P.(C) 13024/2025, in which, by Order dated 08.01.2026, the Court had directed the respondents to treat the petition therein as the petitioner's representation and decide it within six weeks. Adopting the same course, this Court disposed of the petition with similar directions: the petition is to be treated as a representation by respondent no. 2 and decided within six weeks from receipt of a copy of this order; all rights and contentions of the parties are left open.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

- W.P.(C) 14164/2025

SMT NIRMALA AND ANR .....Petitioners

Through: Mr. Jitender Kumar, Advocate. (Thr. VC) versus

GOVT.OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS. .....Respondents

Through: Ms. Sweety Singh and Ms. Diksha Joshi, Advocates for R-1. Ms. Smriti S Nair and Ms. Sneha Sejwal proxy counsel for Mr. Ajay Verma, Advocates for R-2 and 3.

CORAM:

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV O R D E R % 19.03.2026

The petitioner seeks for the following reliefs:

“(i) Issue an appropriate writ/direction to the respondents to reconsider the compensation application of the petitioner & to enhance the maximum compensation amount ofRs.10,00,000/-(Ten Lakh) with interest as per the Hon'ble Court think fit to help rehabilitate the petitioner according to their imminent needs and considering the facts and circumstances of the present case;

(ii) Issue an writ of certiorari or any other appropriate writ to set aside the impugned order dated 18.03.2023 passed by the respondent no.2 i.e. the District Victim Compensation Committee.

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(iii) Hon'ble Court has the territorial/pecuniary jurisdiction to entertain the present writ petition due to all the respondents working under the jurisdiction of the Hon'ble Court in Delhi and place of accident at at Peera, Garhi Metro Station, Near Ekta Apartment, Towards Nangloi Delhi is also under the territorial jurisdiction of this Hon'ble Court ”

Learned counsel for the respondent points out that under almost similar circumstances in other writ petition bearing no. W.P.(C) 13024/2025, this Court vide Order dated 08.01.2026, has directed the respondents to consider the petition therein as petitioner’s representation and to decide the same within six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order passed therein.

In view thereof, this petition also stands disposed of with the similar directions.

Let the petitioner’s petition be treated as representation by respondent no. 2, and the same be decided within a period of six weeks, from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

All rights and contentions of the parties are left open.

PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV, J

MARCH 19, 2026 aks

This is a digitally signed order.

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 25/03/2026 at 13:33:10