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2026 DAILYLAW 11606 (CHH)

JITENDRA BANJARA v. UNION OF INDIA

WPPIL/105/2025 · 2026-01-01

Shri Arvind Kumar Verma

Public Interest Litigationbody2026

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1 2026:CGHC:7-DB NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPPIL No. 105 of 2025 Jitendra Banjara S/o Shri Baran Singh Aged About 32 Years R/o Ward No.- 14, Banjara Para District Mahasamund, C.G. (Authorized By Team Imis, A Public Trust) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - Union Of India Through, Its Secretary, Home Affairs Department New Delhi 110001 2 - Secretary Department Of Health And Family Welfare, Nariman Bhawan New Delhi 110011 3 - Director General Indian Council Of Medical Research (Icmr), V. Ramalingaswami Bhawan Ansari Nagar New Delhi. 110029 4 - Director National Institute Of Virology (Niv) 20/a Dr. Ambedkar Road Pune Mh. 411001 5 - Secretary Department Of Health Research (Dhr) 2nd Floor, Ircs Bulding- 1 Red Cross New Delhi 110001 6 - Director National Center For Disease Control (Ncdc) 22- Sham Nath Marg, Civil Line New Delhi 110054 7 - Secretary National Disaster Management, Ndma Bhawan A-1 Safdarjung Enclave New Delhi 110029 8 - Director Prime Ministers Office, South Block, New Delhi- 110011 9 - Director All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (Aiims), Ansari Nagar New Delhi 110029 MANPREET KAUR Digitally signed by MANPREET KAUR Date: 2026.01.03 11:55:40 +0530 2 10 - Director General Council Of Scientific And Industrial Research (Csir), Through Anusandhan Bhawan, 2 Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Marg, New Delhi 110001 11 - Director National Center For Disease Informatics And Research (Ncdir), Ii Floor Of Nirmal Bhawan, Icmr Complex Poojanhalli Road, Off Nh-7, Adjacent To Trumpet Flyover Of Kial Kannamangala Post Bengaluru 562110 12 - Secretary Department Of Aayush, Aayush Bhawan Block, Gpo Complex Ina, New Delhi 110023 13 - Additional Chief Secretary Department Of Health And Family Welfare, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhavan Naya Raipur, Atal Nagar Chhattisgarh, 492101 ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Jitendra Banjara, petitioner in person For Respondent(s) : Mr. Vivek Sharma, A.G. and Ms. Annpurna Tiwari, CGSC and Ms. Anmol Sharma, CGC Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon'ble Shri Arvind Kumar Verma , Judge Judgment on Board Per Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice 02.01.2026 1. Heard Mr. Jitendra Banjara, petitioner in person. Also heard Mr. Vivek Sharma, learned Advocate General and Ms. Annpurna Tiwari, learned CGSC and Ms. Anmol Sharma, CGC for respective respondents. 2. The petitioner has filed this petition praying for following relief:- “(1). To direct the respondents to perform a 3 systematic practical demonstration (including wet and dry lab) at immediate action, in the petitioner's occupied laboratory to prove that alleged disease- causing viruses are not hoax, therefore to prove the obtainment and identification of the following alleged particles as disease-causing particles from at least five out of fifteen, 1. Alleged SARS-COV-2 virus particle 2. Alleged Flu viruses 3. Alleged HIV 4. Alleged Measles virus 5. Alleged Polio virus 6. Alleged Hepatitis, A,B Virus 7. Alleged Rabies virus 8. Alleged Small pox 9. Alleged SARS-related virus 10. Alleged Japanese encephalitis virus 11. Alleged Ebola virus 12. Alleged Nipah virus 13. Alleged plant virus 14. Alleged Bacteriophages 15. Any other disease-causing virus (II) To issue a writ in nature of Mandamus directing to respondent no. 1 to 13, to prove that following Microorganisms are harmful and disease-causing agents i.e. bacteria, fungi, protozoa, prion, nematodes and any other claimed pathogenic microbe. (III) To pass order to close (shut down) all institutes, laboratories, Journals, Bioinformatics databases and its tools, workshops; where conducting all kind of practice based on germ theory of disease or alleged medical microbiology i.e. Virology, Bacteriology, Mycology, Phycology, Protozoology, Parasitology, Immunology, drug discovery/drug designing and others. 4 (IV) To pass order to terminate/withdraw/dismantle all the subjects, courses, study chapters, e-books, hard copies, digital study material, repositories, student's examination papers, laboratory manuals, equipments, reagents, machines from the universities, colleges, schools and other educational(indoctrination) activities which are based on virology, immunology, medical microbiology/germ theory of disease. On the other words pass decree to terminate alleged virology, immunology and/or medical microbiology or germ theory of disease. (V). To issue a writ in nature of mandamus directing to the respondent NO. 1 to 4 to immediate provide the experimental scientific evidence as requested in the Open Legal Notice dated 02- 07-2022 (For petitioner to consider a hearing to it) within 48 hours as per Indian Evidence Act, Section 76 in the interest of justice public at large. (VI)- To issue a writ in nature of mandamus directing to the respondents to withdraw Public health bill 2017(yet to be act) with immediate effect. (VII) To pass order to ban all types/kinds of vaccines, drugs (i.e. Tablets, capsules, intravenous & intramuscular injectable chemicals, oral drugs), immunotherapy or immunological therapy which are related to germ theory of disease or medical microbiology. (VIII) To direct the respondents to provide evidence that, (a) alleged particles identified as disease- causing viruses which are found in the original sample of claimed hosts, (b) other microorganisms causes disease to the claimed hosts, (c) proof of function of the immune system as per claims/narrative.” 3. From perusal of the present petition, it transpires that the same 5 suffers from various defects as pointed out by the Registry and the Security Amount has also not been deposited as per the High Court Rules. 4. In view of the same, petitioner in person Mr. Jitendra Banjara prays to withdraw the present petition with liberty to file a fresh petition curing the defects pointed out by the Registry and depositing the Security Amount as per the High Court Rules. 5. As prayed by learned counsel Mr. Jitendra Banjare, petitioner in person, this petition is dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty to file afresh. Sd/- Sd/- (Arvind Kumar Verma) (Ramesh Sinha) Judge Chief Justice Manpreet