Lt. Colonel Dp Singh Retd. v. Union Of India Ministry Of Defence Department Of Ex-Servicemen Welfare And ORS

$~50 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 3050/2022 LT. COLONEL DP SINGH RETD.

..... Petitioner Through:

Ms. Swati Sinha and Mr. Parth Awasthi, Advocates.

versus UNION OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE DEPARTMENT OF EX-SERVICEMEN WELFARE AND ORS.

..... Respondents Through:

Mr. Ripu Daman Bhardwaj, CGSC with Mr. Kushagra Kumar, Mr.

Abhinav Bhardwaj and Mr. K.

Manaswini, Advocates for UoI.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD

O R D E R

% 14.02.2024 1.

Learned Counsel appearing for the Petitioner very fairly submits that the issue raised in the present writ petition would come within the jurisdiction of the Armed Forces Tribunal (ATF). 2.

In order to avoid further delay and keeping in mind the fact that the Petitioner is a Senior Citizen, this Court is inclined to direct that the present writ petition be transferred to Armed Forces Tribunal (ATF) for being renumbered as an OA before the Tribunal and for further consideration. 3.

The Armed Forces Tribunal (ATF) is requested to dispose of the matter as expeditiously as possible in view of the fact that the claim of the Petitioner is for reimbursement of amount spent for treatment during the 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 17/12/2024 at 15:29:46

period of COVID-19.

4.

In view of the above, the writ petition is disposed of, along with pending application(s), if any. It is made clear that this Court has not made any observations on the merits of the case.

SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD, J FEBRUARY 14, 2024 S. Zakir 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 17/12/2024 at 15:29:46