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2026 Supreme(Online)(Del) 815

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV, J
ANANT RAJ KANORIA – Appellant
Versus
UNION OF INDIA & ORS. – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners:Mr. Abhimanyu Bhandari, Sr. Advocate, Mr. Arav Pandit, Advocate
For the Respondents: Ms. Arti Bansal, CGSC for R-UOI, Mr Anupam S Sharrma, Special Counsel for ED

Table of Content
1. writ petition under article 226 seeking to quash loc. (Para 1)
2. petitioner's medical condition and implications of loc. (Para 2 , 3 , 5)
3. legal arguments against the loc. (Para 6 , 7)
4. framework governing issuance of locs and due process. (Para 10 , 12 , 13 , 14)
5. court's decision to quash loc due to unlawful restriction on travel. (Para 25)

ORDER

% 09.01.2026

1. The present petition has been preferred under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1950 , essentially seeking quashing of Look Out Circular (hereinafter referred to as „LOC‟), issued against the petitioner. For the sake of clarity, the prayer clause is extracted as under: -

“(i) To declare and issue a Writ of Mandamus, Certoirari and/or an appropriate writ of similar nature, thereby setting aside/quashing the illegally opened Look-Out Circular (LOC) if any, against the Petitioner

by the Respondents; and,

(ii) Direct the Respondents to service the notice of the Look Out Circular (LOC) as the same has not been received by the Petitioner till date, further directing the Respondents not to take any action on the LOC

issued against the Petitioner; and

(iii) Direct the Respondents to remove the name of the P

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