Insp (Min) Jalam Singh Rathore And Others v. Union Of India And Others

$~68 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 2355/2026 INSP (MIN) JALAM SINGH RATHORE AND OTHERS .....Petitioners Through:

Mr.Arvind Kumar Shukla, Adv.

versus UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS .....Respondents Through:

Ms. Kamakshi Sehgal SPC with Mr.

Arvind GP

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. KAMESWAR RAO HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA

O R D E R

% 19.02.2026 CM APPL. 11427/2026 1.

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

2.

The application is disposed of.

W.P.(C) 2355/2026 3.

This petition has been filed with the following prayers: "It is, therefore, most respectfully submitted that this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to:

(i) Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction to the respondent for fixation of seniority positions and the pay of the Petitioners at par with the juniors i.e. from 15.06.1996; and/or (ii) Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction to the respondent for payment of arrears of difference of pay, deputation allowance and other remunerations at par with the selectees who their juniors from 15.06.1996 along with interest; and/or (iii) Pass such other or further orders as may deem fit and proper 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 23/02/2026 at 11:54:11

in the interest of justice."

4.

Mr. Arvind Kumar Shukla, learned counsel for the petitioners places reliance on Annexure-P8 to contend the judgment in the case of W.P.(C) 3722/2022 INSPR (MIN) Vijay Kumar Sharma and Ors. Vs Union of India and Ors shall cover the present case in favour of the petitioners herein.

5.

On the other hand, Ms. Kamakshi Sehgal, learned counsel for the respondents contest the submission by placing before us a judgment of the full bench in W.P.(C) 84/2019 Jai Mangal Rai vs Union of India and Ors. decided on 05.01.2026 to contend that the petitioners are not entitled to any relief.

6.

Appropriate shall be that the respondents shall consider the present petition as a representation and decide the same by a reasoned order within a period of eight weeks from today.

7.

Accordingly, the petition along with pending application(s), if any, is disposed of.

V. KAMESWAR RAO, J MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA, J FEBRUARY 19, 2026 tg 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 23/02/2026 at 11:54:11