W.P.(C) 12022/2026 $~79 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010386992026 + W.P.(C) 12022/2026 SAURABH KUMAR GUPTA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Saurabh Kumar Gupta, Advocate/Petitioner in person and Ms. Shweta Sharma, Advocate versus DELHI TRAFFIC POLICE AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Chandrika Gupta, Senior Panel Counsel for R-1. Mr. Arjun Pant, Advocate for R-3 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT BANSAL O R D E R % 19.08.2026 1. The present writ petition has been filed seeking the following reliefs:- 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 22/08/2026 at 10:43:55 W.P.(C) 12022/2026 2. The petitioner is a practicing advocate and the grievance of the petitioner is with regard to traffic situation in the Connaught Place area where he has his office. It is stated that the traffic in the area is not managed in an effective manner by the respondent which creates a daily traffic gridlock. 3. Counsel appears on behalf of respondent no.1-Delhi Traffic Police submits that there are adequate policemen deployed at the peak traffic time and therefore, the concerns raised for the petitioner are being adequately redressed. In Mamta Rani v. Government of NCT of Delhi & Anr., 2023:DHC:4413-DB, the Division Bench of this Court has held that traffic authorities are in best position to decide the regulation of traffic in the city and this issue cannot be raised in a writ petition. Paragraph 7 of the said judgment is set out below:- “7. The traffic authorities are the best judges to decide the issue of regulation of traffic in the city and this Court while exercising its jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is not inclined to sit over as an Appellate Authority over the decisions taken by the traffic authorities for regulating the movement of traffic in the city.” 4. Accordingly, this Court is not inclined to entertain the present writ 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 22/08/2026 at 10:43:55 W.P.(C) 12022/2026 petition. 5. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. AMIT BANSAL, J AUGUST 19, 2026 ds 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 22/08/2026 at 10:43:55