$~3 (Appellate Side) * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 9019/2025 & CM APPL. 40881/2025 MINHAZUDDIN .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Vishal Singh, Advocate (M:9818123943) versus GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Nitika Bhutani, Advocate for R-1 &2 Mr. Niraj Kumar, Sr. Central Govt. Counsel with Mr. Chaitanya Kumar, Advocate with Mr. Manoj Yadav, S.I., Mehrauli Circle (M:9810020341) CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA O R D E R % 09.01.2026 CM APPL. 40881/2025 1. By way of the present application, learned counsel for the Government of NCT of Delhi (“GNCTD”) submits that vehicle of the petitioner was seized by the Delhi Traffic Police, which comes under the Union of India (“UOI”) and not the GNCTD. 2. It is submitted that directions passed vide order dated 04th July, 2025 by this Court to the GNCTD for release of the vehicle as well as not to scrap the vehicle, has to be modified and appropriate directions have to be passed to the Delhi Traffic Police/UOI, for the same. 3. Learned counsel for UOI confirms the aforesaid fact. This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 12/01/2026 at 12:43:03 4. Considering the submissions made before this Court, it is directed that directions as contained in the order dated 04th July, 2025 to the Delhi Traffic Police for release of vehicle, shall be read as directions to respondent no. 3, i.e., UOI, instead of respondent no. 2, i.e., GNCTD. 5. With the aforesaid directions, the present application is disposed of. W.P.(C) 9019/2025 6. During the course of hearing of the aforesaid application, this Court is informed that the vehicle of the petitioner had been scrapped and dismantled on 26th April, 2025, much before the filing of the present writ petition. 7. The aforesaid statement is taken note of. 8. However, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that prior to or after the scrapping of the vehicle, the petitioner was not informed in this regard. 9. Since the present is a disposed of matter, the aforesaid issues shall be considered in appropriate proceedings. MINI PUSHKARNA, J JANUARY 9, 2026/au This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 12/01/2026 at 12:43:03