W Sunita Chanu v. Union of India

Delhi High Court · 06 Nov 2023 · 2023:DHC:8152-DB
Sanjeev Sachdeva; Manoj Jain
W.P.(C) 14460/2023 & 14465/2023
2023:DHC:8152-DB
administrative petition_allowed

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The Delhi High Court directed the Union of India to treat a belated legal notice as a representation and dispose of it in accordance with law, allowing consideration of limitation.

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W.P.(C) 14460/2023 & 14465/2023
HIGH COURT OF DELHI
JUDGMENT
delivered on: 06.11.2023
W.P.(C) 14460/2023
W SUNITA CHANU ..... Petitioner
Versus
UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. ..... Respondents AND
W.P.(C) 14465/2023
SHANTI KUMARI SINGH ..... Petitioner
Versus
UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. ..... Respondents Advocates who appeared in this case:
For the Petitioner: Mr. Ankur Chhibber and Mr. Anshuman Mehrotra, Advocates.
For the Respondents: Mr. Rishabh Sahu, Senior Panel Counsel with Ms. Vidhi Gupta, Advocate and Mr. Saurabh, DG Advocate.
Mr. Virender Pratap Singh Charak, Deepesh Chaudhary, Ms. Shubhra Parashar and Ms. Vidhya Mishra, Advocates.
CORAM:-
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV SACHDEVA
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN
W.P.(C) 14460/2023 & 14465/2023
SANJEEV SACHDEVA, J. (ORAL)

1. Petitioner seeks a direction to the respondents to dispose of the legal notice dated 05.05.2023. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that the above legal notice may also be treated as a representation and the same may be directed to be disposed of by the respondents.

2. Issue notice. Notice is accepted by learned counsel for respondents.

3. Learned counsel for respondents submits that the notice is highly belated and even as per the notice, the alleged issue arose in the year 1997 and no representation was received between 1997 till 2023. She, however, without prejudice submits that the same shall be duly responded to and the same shall be treated as a representation and decided in accordance with the law.

4. Petition is thus disposed of. Respondents are directed to dispose of the legal notice dated 05.05.2023, treating the same as a representation. It is clarified that it would be open for the respondents to consider the issue of limitation, if available in law.

SANJEEV SACHDEVA, J MANOJ JAIN, J NOVEMBER 06, 2023