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Ratnesh Singh v. Government of NCT of Delhi & Anr.

Delhi HC22 Jan 2026W.P.(C)/887/2026

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What is this about?

Delhi High Court; W.P.(C) 887/2026; Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav; visitation rights of father; minor son; daily phone and video calls; Guardianship Petition GP/65/2025; Family Court Karkardooma; Application for Urgent Ad-interim Visitation; expedite decision; restraining respondent from obstructing visitation; writ of mandamus; writ of certiorari; Government of NCT of Delhi; petition disposed of; exemption application allowed; hearing 29.01.2026.

What did the court decide?

The instant petition was disposed of: the petitioner was directed to re-agitate the issue before the Family Court, Karkardooma, New Delhi, and that Court was directed to decide the petitioner's application with due expedition without any further delay. The companion exemption application CM APPL. 4353/2026 was allowed. No monetary award was made. ¶28

Ratnesh Singh Vs Government of NCT of Delhi & Anr. — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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Issue for consideration

Whether the Respondents should be directed to allow the petitioner to visit and meet his minor son and to have daily communication through phone/video calls until custody and visitation rights are decided in Guardianship Petition GP/65/2025. +2 more

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Ratio / Principle

The petitioner was directed to re-agitate the issue before the Family Court, Karkardooma, New Delhi, rather than obtaining the requested writs from this Court.

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Key takeaways

The Family Court, Karkardooma was directed to decide the petitioner's application with due expedition without any further delay.ratio¶28
The exemption application (CM APPL. 4353/2026) was allowed subject to all just exceptions and stood disposed of.ratio¶14

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Delhi High Court (Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, J.), W.P.(C) 887/2026, decided 22.01.2026 — Petitioner Ratnesh Singh sought writs of mandamus/certiorari: (i) to secure visitation with, and daily phone/video communication with, his minor son pending Guardianship Petition GP/65/2025; (ii) to restrain Respondent No. 2 from obstructing visitation; and (iii) to make the Family Court, Karkardooma expeditiously decide his Application for Urgent Ad-interim Visitation pending in GP/65/2025. Noting that the same prayers were already pending before the Family Court (next hearing 29.01.2026), the Court disposed of the petition, directed the petitioner to re-agitate the issue there, and directed the Family Court to decide his application with due expedition without any further delay. Companion exemption application CM APPL. 4353/2026 was allowed subject to all just exceptions.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- W.P.(C) 887/2026

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RATNESH SINGH .....Petitioner

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Through: Mr. Vikas Sharma and Ms.vishali Verma, Advocates.

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versus

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GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents

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Through: Mr. Vivek N Goyal, Ms. Nikita, Mr. Naresh Goyal, Advocates.

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CORAM:

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV

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O R D E R

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% 22.01.2026

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CM APPL. 4353/2026 (for exemption)

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Exemption allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

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The application stands disposed of.

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W.P.(C) 887/2026

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The petitioner in the instant petition prays for the following reliefs:-

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“a. Issue a writ in the nature of Mandamus or any other writ, order, direction directing the Respondents to ensure that the Petitioner is allowed to visit and meet his minor son and to allow daily communication through phone calls and/or video calls, until the custody and visitation rights are decided in the Guardianship petition in case no. GP/65/2025;

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b. Issue a writ in the nature of Mandamus or any other writ, order, direction to the Respondent no. 2 for restraining Respondent No. 2 from obstructing visitation by the Petitioner so that no further unlawful infringement of the fundamental rights of the Petitioner Father and his

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This is a digitally signed order.

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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 27/01/2026 at 12:39:52

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only child takes place owing to unlawful omissions and commissions of the Respondent no. 2;

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c. Issue a writ in the nature of certiorari or any other writ, order, direction to the Ld. Principal Judge, Family Court, Karkardooma to expeditiously decide the Petitioner's Application for Urgent Ad-interim Visitation pending in Guardianship Petition No. GP/65/2025 within four weeks from the date of this order;

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d. Award costs to Petitioner.

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e. Pass such other/further orders as this Hon'ble Court deems fit in paramount welfare interests of minor.”

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Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner.

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A perusal of the record would indicate that the prayer made herein, is also made before the Family Court, Karkardooma. The matter is pending before the Family Court and is now coming up for hearing on 29.01.2026.

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Let the petitioner to re-agitate the issue before the Family Court, Karkardooma, New Delhi. The said Court is directed to decide the petitioner’s application with due expedition without any further delay. 5. With the aforesaid observations, the instant petition stands disposed of.

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PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV, J

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JANUARY 22, 2026 Nc/ksr

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This is a digitally signed order.

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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 27/01/2026 at 12:39:52

Ratnesh Singh v. Government of NCT of Delhi & Anr.

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