Mani Shankar v. State of NCT of Delhi
Case brief
What is this about?
Short single-judge Delhi High Court order disposing of a criminal writ petition (W.P.(CRL) 953/2024, decided 08.07.2026) on procedural-fairness grounds: impugned order set aside solely because it did not record any hearing granted to petitioner Mani Shankar; respondent State of NCT of Delhi (Amol Sinha, ASC) directed to reconsider afresh in accordance with law after affording an opportunity of hearing; rights and contentions left open. Keywords: opportunity of hearing, natural justice, audi alteram partem, set aside, reconsideration, procedural irregularity. No statutory provisions or cited precedents.
What did the court decide?
Impugned order set aside; respondent directed to reconsider the matter, in accordance with law, after affording the petitioner an opportunity of hearing; all rights and contentions of the parties left open.