$~108 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010442312026 + W.P.(C) 13636/2026 SAMEER SHARMA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Rahul Sharma, Advocate versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Jagdish Chandra, CGSC,Ms. Aishwarya Sinha, Ms. Maanya Saxena, Mr. Kushagra Sachdeva, GP, Advocates for UOI. CORAM: HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA O R D E R % 17.09.2026 CM APPL. 63661/2026 (exemption) 1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. 2. Application stands disposed of. W.P.(C) 13636/2026 3. By way of the present petition, the petitioner is seeking following prayers: “a) Issue a Writ in the nature of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order, or direction, commanding the Respondent No. 1 to forthwith process the Petitioner's application and issue a duplicate Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card to him in a time-bound manner; b) Award the costs of the present petition in favour of the Petitioner and against the Respondents; and” 4. Issue notice. The learned CGSC accepts notice on behalf of 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 11:17:38 respondent/UOI. 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 two week 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 17, 2026/vc TD 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 11:17:38