Swati Saista v. the Government of NCT of Delhi & Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Letters Patent Appeal LPA 226/2026, Delhi High Court, decided 08.04.2026 by Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia; appellant-in-person Swati Saista versus GNCTD (Respondent No.1, counsel Dhruv Rohatgi, Chandrika Sachdeva, Dhruv Kumar) and Department of Justice (Respondent No.2, counsel Pratima N. Lakra CGSC, Kiran Dharam, Shailendra Kumar Mishra, Upanita Soumyadarshini); appeal against Single Judge order dated 18.12.2025 disposing of W.P.(C) 11634/2025 as overbroad, overreaching and PIL-like; Division Bench agreed with Single Judge, dismissed appeal and pending applications; liberty to refile same reliefs as PIL before Roster Bench; no statutes or precedents cited; no quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
No substantive relief to the Appellant; the Bench observed that, in terms of the learned Single Judge's order, it remains open to the Appellant to file the Petition with the same reliefs as a PIL.