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ISLAM AND ORS vs UNION OF INDIA & ANR.

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
+ LPA 154/2025 & CM APPL. 12184/2025

BHUVNESH MEHRU AND ORS …..Appellants
Through: Ms. Shruti Verma, Ms. Mrinal Gopal Elker, Ms. Chhavi Khandelwal and Ms. Chinmay Chaitany, Advs.

versus

UNION OF INDIA & ANR. …..Respondents
Through: Mr. Somesh Chandra Jha and Mr. Akash Kishore, Advocates for NESTS.

+ LPA 155/2025 & CM APPL. 12196/2025

ISLAM AND ORS …..Appellants
Through: Ms. Shruti Verma, Ms. Mrinal Gopal Elker, Ms. Chhavi Khandelwal and Ms. Chinmay Chaitany, Advs.

versus

UNION OF INDIA & ANR. …..Respondents
Through: Mr. Somesh Chandra Jha and Mr. Akash Kishore, Advocates for NESTS
Mr. Vikrant N. Goyal, Advocate and Mr. Devrat, GP, Ms. Nisha Dagar and Mr. Aditya Shukla, Advocates for R2/UOI.

+ LPA 156/2025 & CM APPL. 12200/2025

PAYAL …..Appellant
Through: Ms. Shruti Verma, Ms. Mrinal Gopal Elker, Ms. Chhavi Khandelwal and Ms. Chinmay Chaitany, Advs.

versus

UNION OF INDIA & ANR. …..Respondents
Through: Mr. Somesh Chandra Jha and Mr. Akash Kishore, Advocates for NESTS

+ LPA 157/2025, CM APPLs. 12244/2025 & 12245/2025

NEERAJ KUSHWAHA & ORS. …..Appellants

Through: Ms. Shruti Verma, Ms. Mrinal Gopal Elker, Ms. Chhavi Khandelwal and Ms. Chinmay Chaitany, Advs.

versus

UNION OF INDIA & ANR. …..Respondents
Through: Mr. Somesh Chandra Jha and Mr. Akash Kishore, Advocates for NESTS.

Mr. Ruchir Mishra, Mr. Sanjiv Kumar Saxena, Mr. Mukesh Kumar Tiwari, Ms. Poonam Shukla, Ms. Reba Jena Mishra and Ms. Harshita Sharma, Advocates with Mr. Kapil Dev GP for UOI.

CORAM:
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL
JUDGMENT (ORAL)
% 28.02.2025

C. HARI SHANKAR, J.
1. These appeals challenge order dated 31 January 2025 passed by a learned Single Judge of this Court.

2. An identical appeal stands dismissed by us by a detailed judgment dated 21 February 2025 passed in Aditya Kumar v UOI1.

3. Following the said decision, these appeals are also dismissed.

C. HARI SHANKAR, J.

AJAY DIGPAUL, J.
FEBRUARY 28, 2025/yg
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1 LPA 127/2025 decided on 21 February 2025
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