Prashant v. Union of India and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
LPA 347/2026 Delhi High Court 18.05.2026; intra-court appeal against dismissal of W.P.(C) 3633/2026; rejection of National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) membership application by Secretary General communication dated 27.09.2025; Article 226 Constitution of India 1950; no vested legal rights; misconduct/misbehaviour; adjudication of questions of facts impermissible in writ jurisdiction; adduce evidence; appeal dismissed; ammunition import for practice; competent civil jurisdiction; condonation of delay fourteen days; CM APPL. 31278/2026 exemption; CM APPL. 31279/2026; Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya CJ; Tejas Karia J; no costs.
What did the court decide?
No relief to the Appellant; appeal dismissed. Liberty left open to take recourse to appropriate remedy for the grievance of inability to import ammunition for practice purposes, and to address the NRAI membership grievance before the Court of competent civil jurisdiction. No order as to costs. (Delay of fourteen days in filing the LPA was condoned and exemption application allowed.)