Delhi High Court Declines Writ Over Kathmandu Unrest Death

Overview

• Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav held the plea was incapable of adjudication in writ jurisdiction because it turned on disputed facts and legal questions.
• During the hearing, the court also questioned its jurisdiction since the events occurred in Nepal rather than within India.
• Petitioner Rambir Singh Gola had narrowed his plea to seek an Article 21 declaration and a government protocol for travel to sensitive countries after initially seeking up to Rs 100 crore and a judicial inquiry.
• Gola alleges the Indian Embassy and the Ministry of External Affairs failed to respond to distress calls and that Hyatt Regency Kathmandu acted negligently before a mob attack on September 9, 2025.
• Following the court’s view, the petition was withdrawn with liberty to pursue other remedies, leaving accountability and compensation issues unresolved.