Shane Mabood Vs Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited & Ors. — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Shane Mabood Vs Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited & Ors. — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Writ petition disposed of with a four-week direction to the respondents to decide the representation along with OA 3092/2025, keeping in mind the Tribunal's observations, and to communicate the decision forthwith; either side left free to pursue legal remedies; petitioner allowed one week to comply with the order of transfer.

Issue for consideration

Whether this Court should fix a time frame within which the respondents would comply with para 22 of the Tribunal's order dated 18 April 2026 in OA 3092/2025 (under challenge), the petitioner having restricted his remedy to such a time frame.

Ratio / Principle

The writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to take a decision on the representation along with the OA within a period of four weeks from the date of the order.

Key takeaways

The decision, as and when taken, shall be communicated to the petitioner forthwith.ratio¶23
The decision on the representation/OA is to be taken keeping in mind the observations entered by the Tribunal in the impugned order.ratio¶24
Should either side continue to remain aggrieved, it would be at liberty to seek the remedies available in law.ratio

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Delhi (C. Hari Shankar and Om Prakash Shukla, JJ.), by oral order dated 18.05.2026, disposed of connected writ petitions (W.P.(C) 6892/2026 and W.P.(C) 6896/2026) challenging the Tribunal's order dated 18 April 2026 in OA 3092/2025, specifically the direction in para 22 thereof requiring compliance by the respondents (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited & Ors.). Counsel for the petitioners restricted the remedy sought to a fixation of a time frame for compliance. The Court directed the respondents to take a decision on the representation along with the OA within four weeks, to communicate the decision forthwith, and clarified that the decision would be taken keeping in mind the observations entered by the Tribunal in the impugned order, leaving either side at liberty to pursue remedies available in law. The petitioner was granted one week's time to comply with the order of transfer.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

- W.P.(C) 6892/2026, CM APPL. 33815-17/2026

NAVNEET PARASHAR .....Petitioner

Through: Mr. Saaket Jain, Ms. Shivangi Anand and Mr. Ankur Singhal, Advocates.

versus

BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED & ORS.

.....Respondents Through: Mr. Ashok Kumar Poddar and Ms. Sneha Poddar, Advocates.

W.P.(C) 6896/2026, CM APPL. 33868-70/2026 SHANE MABOOD .....Petitioner

Through: Mr. Saaket Jain, Ms. Shivangi Anand and Mr. Ankur Singhal, Advocates.

versus

BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED & ORS.

.....Respondents Through: Mr. Ashok Kumar Poddar and Ms. Sneha Poddar, Advocates.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA

ORDER (ORAL)

% 18.05.2026

C. HARI SHANKAR, J.

1. After some hearing, Mr. Jain, learned Counsel for the petitioner restricts his remedy to a fixing of time frame by this Court within

Signature Not Verified Signed By:ANUBHAVW.P.(C) 6892/2026 & conn. TRIPATHI Signing Da te:2 1.05.2026 15:38:48

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which the respondents would comply with the direction contained in para 22 of the order dated 18 April 2026 in OA 3092/2025, under challenge in the present writ petition.

2. Accordingly, we dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondents to take a decision on the representation along with the OA within a period of four weeks from today. The decision as and when taken shall be communicated to the petitioner forthwith.

3. We clarify that the decision would be taken keeping in mind the observations entered by the Tribunal in the impugned order. Should either side would continue to remain aggrieved, would be at liberty to seek remedies available in law.

4. The petitioner is given one week's time to comply with the order of transfer.

C. HARI SHANKAR, J.

OM PRAKASH SHUKLA, J.

MAY 18, 2026/pa

Signature Not Verified

Signed By:ANUBHAVW.P.(C) 6892/2026 & conn. TRIPATHI Signing Da te:2 1.05.2026 15:38:48

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