Pooja Khanna v. Dr Rajiv Mani Secretary Department of Legal Affairs & Anr

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17.08.2026

¶1The present petition has been filed alleging willful disobedience of the judgment dated 16th March, 2026, passed by this Court in W.P.(C) 5091/2025. This Court is informed that the aforesaid judgment has now been modified by the Division Bench of this Court vide judgment dated 04th August, 2026, passed in LPA 598/2026, wherein, directions had been issued in the following manner: "xxx xxx xxx

¶54For the aforesaid reasons, we dispose of the instant Appeal with the following directions: i. In terms of the Impugned Order passed by the learned Single Judge, the Appellant shall consider the prayer of the Respondent for issuance of CoP and to enter her name in the Register of Notaries by taking a final decision within a period This is a digitally signed order. of six weeks from today. ii. The Respondent will have an opportunity to represent her case in writing before the Appellant, which shall be availed by her within a period of 10 days from today, by making a representation in writing. iii. On receipt of such representation, the Competent Authority of the Appellant shall take an informed decision by passing a reasoned order giving reasons for such decision. iv. The decision under this Order on the prayer of the Respondent shall be taken by the Competent Authority of the Appellant without being influenced by the observations made in Paragraph No. 12(ii) of the Impugned Order. v. The Impugned Order dated 16.03.2026 passed by the learned Single Judge stands modified to the aforesaid extent. xxx xxx xxx"

¶2Perusal of the aforesaid judgment dated 04th August, 2026, passed by the Division Bench, shows that new timelines have been granted to the respondents to take a final decision, i.e., within a period of six weeks from 04th August, 2026.

¶3Accordingly, the respondents are directed to comply with the directions as given by the Division Bench.

¶4No further orders are required to be passed in the present petition.

¶5Needless to state that, in case, the petitioner is aggrieved by any non-compliance by the respondents, the petitioner would be at liberty to seek remedies in accordance with law.

¶6Noting the aforesaid, the present petition is disposed of. MINI PUSHKARNA, J AUGUST 17, 2026/au This is a digitally signed order.

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010272812026 + CONT.CAS(C) 1090/2026 POOJA KHANNA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. M.A. Inayati and Mr. Shoaib Khan, Advocates (M:9634932367) versus DR RAJIV MANI SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL AFFAIRS & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Radhika Bishwajit Dubey, CGSC with Ms. Gurleen Kaur Waraich, Mr. Kirtarth Upadhyay, Mr. Amulya Dev Mishra, Mr. Saksham Sharma, Advocates for UOI (M:98109282927) CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA