Ar Vs Govt of NCT of Delhi & Anr. — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Ar Vs Govt of NCT of Delhi & Anr. — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

No monetary relief disbursed by this order; the petition was converted into a representation to be decided by the competent authority within four weeks, with intimation to the petitioner and the Court, and the petitioner retains liberty to approach the Court again.

Issue for consideration

Whether the respondents should be directed by writ of mandamus to disburse the mandatory compensation of Rs. 75,000/- due at the stage of FIR registration and Rs. 1,50,000/- due upon filing of the chargesheet, totalling Rs. 2,25,000/-, to the petitioner's bank account in connection with FIR No. 0549 dated 03.10.2025, PS Amar Colony.

Court's answer

The Court directs the competent authority to treat the petition as a representation on behalf of the petitioner and decide the same within four weeks, under intimation to the petitioner and this Court.

Ratio / Principle

The exemption application CM APPL. 46417/2026 is allowed, subject to all just exceptions, and stands disposed of.

Key takeaways

The petitioner is granted liberty to approach this Court again, in case the need so arises.obiter¶¶22

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Delhi High Court (Dr. Swarana Kanta Sharma, J.) — W.P.(C) 9971/2026, order dated 22.07.2026. Petitioner 'AR' sought a writ of mandamus directing the respondents (Govt of NCT of Delhi & Anr.) to disburse mandatory compensation of Rs. 75,000/- due at the FIR-registration stage and Rs. 1,50,000/- due upon filing of the chargesheet, totalling Rs. 2,25,000/-, credited to the petitioner's Axis Bank account, in connection with FIR No. 0549 dated 03.10.2025 registered at PS Amar Colony, South-East District, New Delhi. The accompanying exemption application (CM APPL. 46417/2026) was allowed. The Court did not adjudicate the compensation claim itself: it disposed of the petition by directing the competent authority to treat the petition as the petitioner's representation and decide it within four weeks, under intimation to the petitioner and the Court, leaving the petitioner at liberty to approach the Court again if the need arose.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

- W.P.(C) 9971/2026

AR ....Petitioner

Through: Mr. Sourabh Rai, Mr. Aman Dalal, Ms. Parmeshwari Dhayal and Mr. Aman Kumar, Advocates

versus

GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Ayush Gaur, SPC with Ms. Shivranjani, Ms. Ridhi Kapoor, Mr Varun Parashar and Mr. Varun Malik, GP and Mr. Raghvendra Upadhyay, Panel Counsel for GNCTD with Ms. Purnima Jain, Ms. Shivpa Taneja, Advocates for R-2.

CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA

O R D E R % 22.07.2026

CM APPL. 46417/2026 (exemption)

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

Application stands disposed of.

W.P.(C) 9971/2026

By way of the present petition, the petitioner seeks following prayer:

“...a. Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction, more particularly in the nature of Mandamus, directing the Respondents to disburse the mandatory compensation of Rs. 75,000/- (Rupees Seventy-Five Thousand only) due at the stage of FIR registration, and Rs. 1,50,000/- (Rupees One Lakh Fifty

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 25/07/2026 at 11:56:25

Thousand only) due upon filing of chargesheet, totalling Rs. 2,25,000/- (Rupees Two Lakhs Twenty-Five Thousand only), by crediting the same to the Petitioner's Axis Bank Account No. 920010015294351, IFSC: UTIB0005181, Branch: Alpha-2, Greater Noida, within four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order in connection with FIR no. 0549 dated 03.10.2025 registered at Police Station Amar Colony, SouthEast district, New Delhi...”

Issue notice.

Notice is accepted by the learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondents.

Having heard the learned counsels appearing for the parties, this Court directs the competent authority to treat this petition as a representation on behalf of the petitioner and decide the same within a period of four weeks from date, under intimation to the petitioner and this Court.

The petitioner is at liberty to approach this Court again, in case the need so arises.

In above terms, the present petition stands disposed of.

The order be uploaded on the website forthwith.

DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J

JULY 22, 2026/zp

TD

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 25/07/2026 at 11:56:25