Saanvi Malu v. Union of India and Anr

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20.11.2024

¶1The Petitioner had earlier filed W.P.(C) No. 7129/2024, seeking directions to the Respondents to decide her application under Section 5(1)(f) of the Citizenship Act, 1955 which was filed on 22nd October, 2024.

¶2The said petition was entertained and disposed of vide order dated 17th June, 2024, with a direction to decide the Petitioner's application as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of six weeks from the date of the order.

¶3Since no decision has been rendered within the above timelines, the Petitioner has yet again invoked the jurisdiction of this Court under Article This is a digitally signed order. 226 of the Constitution of India. In the opinion of the Court, the Petitioner should take steps to implement the said order in accordance with law, rather than filing a fresh writ petition.

¶4In light of the above, the present writ petition is disposed of with liberty to the Petitioner to take recourse to appropriate remedies for implementing the order. Further, in case of non-compliance of the said directions of this Court, the remedy of contempt is always available with the Petitioner. All rights and contentions of the parties are reserved.

¶5The present petition is disposed of along with pending applications. SANJEEV NARULA, J NOVEMBER 20, 2024 as This is a digitally signed order.

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 16083/2024 & CM APPLs. 67528/2024, 67529/2024 SAANVI MALU .....Petitioner Through: Mr. S. Sankar Das, Ms. Annie Mittal and Mr. Samarpit Chauhan, Advocates. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Subhash Tanwar, CGSC with Mr. Sandeep Mishra, Ms. Bhavi Garg and Mr. Naveen, Advocates for UOI. Mr. Prashant Manchanda, ASC with Ms. Nancy Shah and Ms. Isha Baloni, Advocates for R-2. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA