$~82 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 349/2026 SUDHIR KUMAR DHARI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sahil Mongia, Senior Adv. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondent Through: Mr. Viplav Acharya, SPC, Ms. Rupali Sinha, GP for UOI. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. KAMESWAR RAO HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA O R D E R % 12.01.2026 CM APPL. 1698/2026 1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. 2. The application is disposed of. W.P.(C) 349/2026 3. This petition has been filed with the following prayers: “In the aforesaid facts and circumstances, it is most respectfully prayed that this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to: i. Issue a writ of Mandamus and/or any other appropriate writ, order or direction directing the Respondents, particularly the Standing Screening Committee (Respondent No. 3), to forthwith decide the case of the Petitioner (pending before the Screening Committee since 01.02.2025), bearing in mind the honorable acquittal of the Petitioner vide judgment dated 13.11.2025 in case FIR No. 28/2021; AND 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 20/01/2026 at 12:33:19 ii. Pass any such other or further order(s) in favour of the Petitioner as deemed fit in the given fact and circumstances and in the interest of justice.” 4. The prayer made in the petition is to the limited extent that a direction be given to the Standing Screening Committee to decide the case of the petitioner which is pending before the said committee. 5. If that be so, the committee shall take a decision within a period of six weeks from today and communicate the decision to the petitioner, as we find that the issue is pending before the standing committee, effective from 01.02.2025, for almost an year. 6. Accordingly, the petition along with pending application(s), if any, is disposed of. V. KAMESWAR RAO, J MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA, J JANUARY 12, 2026/tg 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 20/01/2026 at 12:33:19