$~94 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010408452026 + W.P.(C) 12643/2026 VIKAS LIFECARE LIMITED .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Devanshu Chauhan and Mr. Siddharth Bansal, Advocates. versus GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Dhananjaya Mishra and Mr. Bhargav Verma, Advocates for R-1 to R-3. Mr. Ajay Kumar, SPC for UOI. CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA O R D E R % 01.09.2026 CM APPL. 58573/2026 (exemption) 1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. 2. Application stands disposed of. W.P.(C) 12643/2026 3. By way of the present petition, the petitioner is seeking following prayers: “i. Issue a writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, directing the Respondents, and each of them, to forthwith process and disburse to the Petitioner the admitted refund of Rs. 42,04,171/- (Rupees Forty-Two Lakhs Four Thousand One Hundred and Seventy-One only) of unutilized e-stamp duty in respect of e-Stamp Certificate No. INDL87149724947564X, by crediting the same to the Petitioner’s bank account with Punjab & Sind Bank (A/c No. 01811600083089, IFSC 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 07/09/2026 at 14:03:06 PSIB0000181, Branch: Industrial Area, Phase-I, Naraina, New Delhi – 110028); ii. Issue a writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, directing the Respondents, and in particular Respondent Nos. 2, 3 and 4, to update the bank account particulars of the Petitioner in the refund voucher/BillNo.33 from the closed HDFC Bank account to the aforesaid Punjab & Sind Bank account, so as to enable the disbursal of the refund; iii. issue a direction that the aforesaid refund be processed and disbursed within a time-bound period (preferably four weeks) from the date of the order of this Hon’ble Court; iv. issue a writ, order or direction awarding interest to the Petitioner on the said refund amount for the period of its wrongful retention, at such rate and for such period as this Hon’ble Court may deem just and proper; v. award the costs of the present petition to the Petitioner; and” 4. Issue notice. The learned counsel accepts notice on behalf of respondent nos. 1 to 3. The learned SPC accepts notice on behalf of UOI/respondent no. 4. 5. After hearing learned counsels appearing on behalf of the parties and in view of the issue involved in the instant petition, this Court finds it appropriate to direct that the present petition filed before this Court be treated as a representation on behalf of the petitioner, and the respondents are directed to decide the same, within a period of eight weeks from date, under intimation to the petitioner herein. 6. In above terms, the present petition stands disposed of. 7. In case of any further grievance, the petitioner will be at liberty to approach this Court by way of a fresh writ petition. 8. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J SEPTEMBER 01, 2026/vc VS 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 07/09/2026 at 14:03:06