INDIRA JAGDISHBHAI PATEL & ORS. v. UNION OF INDIA & ORS.
W.P.(C)/7228/2026 · 2026-06-03
Amit Sharma
Writ Petition (Civil)body2026
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INDIRA JAGDISHBHAI PATEL & ORS. .....Petitioners
Through: Ms. Rajshree Singh, adv. through Vc.
versus
UNION OF INDIA & ORS.
.....Respondents
Through: Mr. Jagdish Chandra, CGSC along with Ms. Maanya Saxena, Advs. with Mr. Shivam Sharma, GP.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT SHARMA
O R D E R %
03.06.2026
1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode.
2. The present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1950, seeks the following prayers: -
“a) Issue a writ of certiorari or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, quashing the impugned action of the Respondents whereby the OCI status of the Petitioners has been cancelled without passing or communicating any reasoned or speaking order under Section 7D of the Citizenship Act, 1955;
b) Issue a writ of mandamus directing the Respondents to produce before this Hon’ble Court the complete original record, including any order alleged to have been passed pursuant to the Show Cause Notice dated 15.10.2020;
c) Direct the Respondents to restore the OCI status of the Petitioners, and/or in the alternative to permit the petitioners to travel to India;
d) Pass an appropriate writ, order or direction thereby quashing the 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 05/06/2026 at 11:23:04
decision taken by the respondents to reject the application for visa preferred by the petitioners and consequently, to deny entry to the petitioners to India.
e) Pass any other order(s) as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit, in the facts and circumstances of the case, in the interest of justice.”
3.
Learned counsel for the respondents had handed up in the Court today an Office Memorandum bearing no. 18037/109/2025/F-VII, dated 02.06.2026, which reads as under: -
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4. In view of the above, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner seeks leave of this Court to withdraw the present petition.
5. Leave granted.
6. The present petition is dismissed as withdrawn and disposed of accordingly.
7. Pending application(s), if any, also stand disposed of.
8.
Order be uploaded on the website of this Court, forthwith.
AMIT SHARMA, J (VACATION JUDGE) JUNE 3, 2026/kr/db
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