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2026 DAILYLAW 20053 (DEL)

KUSH SAXENA v. TANVI HARISH SHARMA & ANR.

CM(M)/2133/2026 · 2026-09-25

Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar

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$~51 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010461122026 + CM(M) 2133/2026, CM APPL. 66410/2026 (Stay) & CM APPL. 66411/2026 (Ex. From filing the certified copy of the impugned order) KUSH SAXENA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Rajal Rai Dua, Advocate. versus TANVI HARISH SHARMA & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Prashant Mendiratta and Ms. Vaishnavi Saxena, Advocates for R-1. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR O R D E R % 25.09.2026 1. The present Petition has been filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India, 1950 seeking the following reliefs: “a. set aside direction (b), the first of the two directions lettered "(c)" insofar as it relates to the preservation of CCTV footage, and direction (i), all contained in paragraph 20 of the order dated 05.09.2026 passed by Ms. Namrita Aggarwal, learned Judge, Family Court-02, South-East District, Saket Courts, New Delhi in HMA No. 205/2025; b. in the alternative to prayer (a) above and without prejudice thereto, modify the said directions by: (i) confining direction (b) to mobile numbers issued by telecom licensees within the territory of India; deleting therefrom the requirement of internet usage records; and confining the period of preservation and production to the dates specifically pleaded by Respondent No.l together with such margin on either side as this Hon'ble Court may consider reasonable; (ii) deleting the direction for the preservation of CCTV footage, alternatively confining the same to the 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 28/09/2026 at 10:33:59 footage of an identified room number and of the corridor thereof, upon such room number being first established to the satisfaction of the learned Family Court; and (iii) confining direction (i) to the bare confirmation of the fact and the dates of the employment of Respondent No.2 with Pocket FM, and deleting therefrom the requirement to disclose her postings and deputation, the words "and with respondent No.l", and deleting therefrom the requirement to disclose the travel and reimbursement claims of the Petitioner, alternatively confining the same to the single reimbursement claim referable to the accommodation spoken of in paragraph 34 of the written statement; and (iv) directing that, in the event that any direction addressed to Pocket FM is permitted to survive in any form, there shall be communicated to the said company the operative direction alone and not the impugned order in its entirety, so that the recitals of the allegations made in HMA No. 205/2025 are not disclosed to a stranger to the proceedings; c. award to the Petitioner the costs of the present petition; and d. pass such other and further order or orders as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case and in the interest of justice.” 2. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Petitioner, after advancing submissions for a considerable period of time, on instructions, seeks leave of this Court to withdraw the present Petition with liberty to take such steps as are available to him under law. 3. Leave and liberty, as sought for, are granted. 4. Accordingly, the present Petition, along with pending Application(s), if any, stands dismissed as withdrawn. HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR, J. SEPTEMBER 25, 2026/tk/va 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 28/09/2026 at 10:33:59