Kaushalendra Kumar Singh v. Union of India & Anr.

Delhi High Court · 30 Apr 2026 · 2026:DHC:3611-DB
C. Hari Shankar; Om Prakash Shukla
W.P.(C) 4807/2026
2026:DHC:3611-DB
administrative petition_dismissed

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The writ petition challenging the appointment of the Acting President of the NCLT was dismissed as infructuous following the appointment of a regular President by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet.

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W.P.(C) 4807/2026
HIGH COURT OF DELHI
W.P.(C) 4807/2026 & CM APPL. 23508/2026
KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR SINGH .....Petitioner
Through: Ms. Rameeza Hakeem, Mr. Karan Bharihoke, Ms. Vartika Aggarwal, Ms. Sakshi Bagdi and Ms. Jea Saran, Advs.
VERSUS
UNION OF INDIA & ANR. .....Respondents
Through: Mr. Chetan Sharma, ASG with Mr. Nishant Gautam, CGSC with Mr. Vinay Kaushik, GP with Mr. Vardhman Kaushik, Ms. Kavya Shukla, Mr. Amit Gupta, Mr. R.V. Prabhat, Mr. Shubham Sharma, Mr. Yash Wardhan Sharma, Mr. Naman, Mr. Vineet Negi, Mr. Vibhav V. Nath and Ms. Theresa, Advs. for R-1
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA
ORDER (ORAL)
30.04.2026 C. HARI SHANKAR, J.
JUDGMENT

1. We have been informed that by, a notification issued yesterday, the Appointments Committee of Cabinet has approved appointment of Hon’ble Mr. Justice Anupinder Singh Grewal, a retired Judge of High W.P.(C) 4807/2026 Court of Punjab and Haryana, to be the President of the NCLT[1].

2. With that, the lis in this writ petition, which deals with the appointment of Acting President in the NCLT, has been rendered infructuous and is accordingly disposed of.

C. HARI SHANKAR, J.