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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Judgment reserved on: 19.01.2026 % Judgment delivered on: 07.04.2026 + LPA 391/2021 & CM APPL. 37850/2021 EXPORT INSPECTION COUNCIL .....Appellant Through: Mr. L.R. Khatana, Advocate.

versus DEEPAK SHEKHAR & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Kripa Shankar Prasad and Mohd.

Ainul Ansari, Mr. M. K. Goyal, Mr.Harsh Jain, Advs. for R-1 and 3.

Mr. Sushil Kr. Pandey, S.P.C. for R-

2/UOI.

+ LPA 392/2021 & CM APPL. 37893/2021 EXPORT INSPECTION COUNCIL .....Appellant Through: Mr. Sanjay R. Hegde, Sr. Adv. with Mr. L. R. Khatana, Mr. Ankit Tiwari, Mr. Ashish Kumar, Advs.

versus RAJIV RAIZADA & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Kripa Shankar Prasad and Mohd.

Ainul Ansari, Mr. M. K. Goyal, Mr.Harsh Jain, Advs.

+ LPA 396/2021 & CM APPL. 37893/2021 EXPORT INSPECTION COUNCIL .....Appellant Through: Mr. Sanjay R. Hegde, Sr. Adv. with Mr. L. R. Khatana, Mr. Ankit Tiwari, Mr. Ashish Kumar, Advs.

versus ANAND KISHORE & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Kripa Shankar Prasad, Mohd. A.

Ansari, Mr. Manoj Kr. Goyal, Mr.Harsh Jain, Advs. for R-1.

Mr. Sushil Kr. Pandey, S.P.C. for R-

2/UOI.

CORAM:

HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA

J U D G M E N T

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