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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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Reserved on : 24^th March 2022

Pronounced on: 13^th June, 2022

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SANTOSH KUMAR

..... Petitioner

Through:

Mr. Vikas Pahwa, Mr. Syed Arham

Masud, Mr. Vikhyat Oberoi, Mr.

Rohan Wadhwa, Mr. Sudeep,

Mr. Shadman Siddiqui, Mr. Sumair

Boparai, Mr. Raavi Sharma and

Ms. Nimisha Jain, Advocates

versus

UNION OF INDIA & ANR.

..... Respondents

Through:

Mr. Amit Mahajan, CGSC with

Mr.

Kritagya

Kumar

Kait,

Advocate for UOI/R-1

Mr. Anupam S. Sharma, SPP for

CBI with Mr. Prakarsh Airan, Ms.

Harpreet Kalsi and Mr. Anurag

Andley, Advocates

CORAM:

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA DHARI SINGH

J U D G M E N T

CHANDRA DHARI SINGH, J.

1. The instant Criminal Writ Petition has been preferred by the

petitioner under Article 226 read with Article 227 of the Constitution of

India, seeking a writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ or order

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or direction in the nature for quashing of the order no. 14/3/97-CBI dated

30^th January, 2018, issued by Ministry of Home Affairs (hereinafter

“MHA”) which per