* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Judgment reserved on: 15.12.2025 Judgment delivered on: 18.12.2025 + LPA 1070/2024, CM APPL. 63188/2024, CM APPL. 63189/2024 &

CM APPL. 63190/2024 BANK OF BARODA .....Appellant Through: Mr. Pankaj Vivek, Mr. Naveen Malik, Mr. Suryansh Jamwal and Mr. Tarun Kumar, Advocates.

versus SAHIL CHUGH & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Jagdish Chandra, CGSC with Ms.

Maanya Saxena and Mr. Siddharth Bajaj, Advocates for UOI.

+ LPA 1071/2024, CM APPL. 63191/2024, CM APPL. 63192/2024 &

CM APPL. 63193/2024 BANK OF BARODA .....Appellant Through: Mr. Pankaj Vivek, Mr. Naveen Malik, Mr. Suryansh Jamwal and Mr. Tarun Kumar, Advocates.

versus SH. BABU RAM & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Ishkaran Singh Bhandari, CGSC and Mr. Piyush Yadav, Advocate for R-2 to R-5.

+ LPA 1072/2024, CM APPL. 63202/2024, CM APPL. 63203/2024 &

CM APPL. 63204/2024 BANK OF BARODA .....Appellant Through: Mr. Pankaj Vivek, Mr. Naveen Malik, Mr. Suryansh Jamwal and Mr. Tarun Kumar, Advocates.

versus SH. DEEPAK SINGHAL & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Jagdish Chandra, CGSC with Ms.

Maanya Saxena and Mr. Siddharth Bajaj, Advocates for UOI.

+ LPA 1073/2024, CM APPL. 63205/2024, CM APPL. 63206/2024 &

CM APPL. 63207/2024 BANK OF BARODA .....Appellant Through: Mr. Pankaj Vivek, Mr. Naveen Malik, Mr. Suryansh Jamwal and Mr. Tarun Kumar, Advocates.

versus SMT. LAKSHMI SINGHAL & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Manisha Agrawal Narain, CGSC with Mr. Navneet Saharan, Advocates for UOI.

+ LPA 1074/2024, CM APPL. 63234/2024, CM APPL. 63235/2024 &

CM APPL. 63236/2024 BANK OF BARODA .....Appellant Through: Mr. Pankaj Vivek, Mr. Naveen Malik, Mr. Suryansh Jamwal and Mr. Tarun Kumar, Advocates.

versus MEHUL KUMAR CHUGH & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Amit Tiwari, CGSC with Ms.

Ayushi Srivastava, Mr. Ayush Tanwar, Mr. Arpan Narwal, Mr. Kushagra Malik, Advocates for UOI.

CORAM:

HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TUSHAR RAO GEDELA

J U D G M E N T

TUSHAR RAO GEDELA, J.

1. In this batch of appeals, issue on law regarding quashing of Look Out Circulars (hereinafter referred to as “LOCs”) by the learned Single Judge has commonly been assailed. However, facts differ. For convenience the prayers in these appeals are enumerated below: THE PRAYER IN LPA 1070/2024:-

Present Letters Patent Appeal has been filed assailing the judgment dated 12.07.2024 passed in the writ petitions bearing nos. W.P.(C) 6623/2024 titled “Sh. Sahil Chugh vs. Union of India & Ors.” and W.P. (C) 6665/2024 “Sh. Mehul Kumar Chugh vs. Union of India Ors.”, filed by the respondents, whereby the learned Single Judge quashed the LOCs issued by the Bureau of Immigration (hereinafter referred to as “BoI”) at the request of appellant/Bank of Baroda (hereinafter referred to as "appellant bank”).

THE PRAYER IN LPA 1071/2024:-

Present Letters Patent Appeal has been filed assailing the order dated 08.08.2024 passed in the writ petition bearing no. W.P.(C) 7239/2024 titled “Shri Babu Ram vs. Union of India through Ministry of Home Affairs & Ors.”, filed by the respondent, whereby the learned Single Judge quashed the LOCs issued by the BoI at the request of the appellant bank.

THE PRAYER IN LPA 1072/2024:-

Present Letters Patent Appeal has been filed assailing the order dated 08.08.2024 passed in the writ petition bearing no. W.P.(C) 7207/2024 titled “Shri Deepak Singhal vs. Union of India through Ministry of Home Affairs & Ors.”, filed by the respondent, whereby the learned Single Judge quashed the LOCs issued by the BoI at the request of the appellant bank.

THE PRAYER IN LPA 1073/2024:-

Present Letters Patent Appeal has been filed assailing the order dated 08.08.2024 passed in the writ petition bearing no. W.P.(C) 15990/2024 titled “Smt. Laksmi Singhal vs. Union of India through Ministry of Home Affairs & Ors.”, filed by the respondent, whereby the learned Single Judge quashed the LOCs issued by the BoI at the request of the appellant bank.

THE PRAYER IN LPA 1074/2024:-

Present Letters Patent Appea