W.P.(C) 10992/2026 $~91 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010353672026 + W.P.(C) 10992/2026 RAJ SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Raja Choudhary and Ms. Anushika Mishra, Advocates. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Manisha Agrawal Narain, CGSC with Ms. Aditi Singh, Mr. Siddhant Soti and Mr. Nipun Jain, Advocates for UoI. CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA O R D E R % 05.08.2026 1. This Public Interest Litigation (“PIL”) Petition has been filed with the following prayers: “a. Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction, including a writ of Mandamus, directing the Respondents to undertake a comprehensive review of the existing institutional framework governing the safety, security, resilience and uninterrupted constitutional functioning of the Parliament of India, including its administrative, institutional, operational, technological and cyber-security mechanisms, in light of evolving security challenges and emerging threats; b. Direct the Respondents, while undertaking such review, to examine and consider the Concept Note titled "Proposed Outline of the Parliament of India (Security, Sanctity and Protection) Act, 2026", annexed with the present Petition, along with such other material as the competent authorities may deem appropriate, and take a reasoned decision regarding the necessity or otherwise of adopting appropriate administrative, institutional and/or legislative measures; 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 07/08/2026 at 11:50:01 W.P.(C) 10992/2026 c. Direct the Respondents to complete the aforesaid exercise within such time as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and communicate the outcome thereof by way of an appropriate decision/status report before this Hon'ble Court;” 2. The Petitioner asserts himself to be an academic in the area of public policy, constitutional governance and institutional reforms. He is said to have undertaken research on the issues related to the said subjects. 3. The first prayer made in the Petition is that a direction be issued to the Respondents to undertake review of existing institutional framework governing the safety and security and even uninterrupted constitutional functioning of the Parliament of India (“Parliament”), including its administrative, institutional, operational, technological and cyber security mechanisms of the Parliament. 4. The second prayer seeks a direction to the Respondents to consider a Concept Note, which has been prepared by the Petitioner in respect of a proposed legislation on the security, sanctity and protection of the Parliament. 5. We are afraid no such prayer, as has been sought by the Petitioner, in this PIL Petition can be granted. The safety and security aspect of the Parliament is to be looked into by the Government. 6. So far as the direction sought in relation to reviewing the administrative, institutional, operational, technological and cyber security mechanisms of the Parliament is concerned, we again find ourselves at loss of words as to how can such a direction be issued for the reason that it is for the Parliament to consider all these aspects and review such mechanisms from time to time. 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 07/08/2026 at 11:50:01 W.P.(C) 10992/2026 7. As regards the other prayer, it is again very difficult for the Court to accept the same. Some Concept Paper has been prepared by the Petitioner on a proposed legislation. The Petitioner is seeking a direction from this Court to the Respondent to examine such a Concept Note prepared by an individual on the proposed legislation. Such direction, in our opinion, also cannot be issued by the Court in exercise of its jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. 8. The present Petition is, therefore, dismissed. DEVENDRA KUMAR UPADHYAYA, CJ TEJAS KARIA, J AUGUST 5, 2026/sms 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 07/08/2026 at 11:50:01