Dhole Dashrath Bhagawat v. Union of India and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Batch disposal of 31 writ petitions before the High Court of Delhi on 21.07.2026 (Sambre & Sharma, JJ.): W.P.(C) 6280/2026, 9176/2026, 9192/2026, 9193/2026, 9194/2026, 9195/2026, 9196/2026, 9201/2026, 9202/2026, 9203/2026, 9204/2026, 9205/2026, 9206/2026, 9210/2026, 9211/2026, 9212/2026, 9213/2026, 9234/2026, 9245/2026, 9249/2026, 9259/2026, 9260/2026, 9261/2026, 9262/2026, 9814/2026, 9815/2026, 9825/2026, 9826/2026, 9834/2026, 9838/2026, 9840/2026 — all dismissed as withdrawn as petitioners opted to pursue an alternate remedy; expeditious disposal of any appeal directed; pending applications disposed of; respondents included Union of India, MCD (item 23) and BSF (item 28).
What did the court decide?
No substantive relief; all petitions dismissed as withdrawn. Ancillary directions: any appeal preferred by the petitioners to be decided expeditiously (¶38); pending application(s), if any, disposed of (¶39).