$~6 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010201092026 + W.P.(C) 6248/2026 & CM APPL. 30729/2026 SHRI RISHIKESH KASHYAP .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Amjad Hussain and Mr. Sumnesh Kumar, Advocates. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Kotla Harshavardhan, Ms. Divija Mahajan, Ms. Komal Pandey, Ms. Manya Dudeja, Advocates for R-2 and R-3. CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA O R D E R % 18.09.2026 1. By way of the present petition, the petitioner is seeking following reliefs: “...a) Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction quashing the order dated 13.03.2026 issued by the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Government of India appointing Respondent No. 3 as Administrator of the National Federation of Fishers Cooperatives Ltd. (FISHCOPFED); b) Issue appropriate directions for appointment of an independent and neutral Administrator, preferably a senior bureaucrat unconnected with the affairs of the Federation, to ensure fair, transparent and lawful administration of FISHCOPFED; c) Pass appropriate interim directions restraining Respondent No. 3 from taking any irreversible or prejudicial steps affecting the subject matter of the pending 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 21/09/2026 at 11:18:31 arbitral proceedings, so as to preserve the sanctity of the arbitration process; d) Pass appropriate directions restraining Respondent No. 3 from functioning in any capacity whatsoever in the affairs of FISHCOPFED, including as Administrator or as purported Part-Time Managing Director (In-charge) or under any other designation, during the pendency of the present proceedings and the arbitration proceedings, to ensure neutrality; e) Grant liberty to the Petitioner to seek appropriate relief(s) in accordance with law in respect of any subsequent actions arising out of the impugned appointment and/or the pending arbitral proceedings...” 2. The learned counsel appearing for respondents concedes that the prayers (a), (b) and (c) have become infructuous. 3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the present with liberty to file afresh in case the need so arises. 4. Accordingly, the present petition, along with pending application, stands dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty to file afresh in case the need so arises, as per law. 5. The order be uploaded on the website forthwith. DR. SWARANA KANTA SHARMA, J SEPTEMBER 18, 2026/zp 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 21/09/2026 at 11:18:31