Mahabir Singh Negi v. Union Of India Through Secretary & ORS.

$~1 to 10 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 4436/2024 MAHABIR SINGH NEGI ..... Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA THROUGH SECRETARY & ORS.

..... Respondent AND + W.P.(C) 4444/2024 RIGZIN OTZEAR ..... Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA THROUGH SECRETARY & ORS.

..... Respondent AND + W.P.(C) 4446/2024 GIRISH CHANDER KANDPAL ..... Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

..... Respondent AND + W.P.(C) 4447/2024 RAJENDRA PRASAD SAKLANI ..... Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA THROUGH SECRETARY & ORS.

..... Respondent AND + W.P.(C) 4448/2024 DHIRENDER KUMAR PANDEY ..... Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA THROUGH SECRETARY & ORS.

..... Respondent AND + W.P.(C) 4449/2024 HIRA SINGH RAWAT ..... Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA THROUGH SECRETARY & ORS.

..... Respondent AND The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

+ W.P.(C) 4455/2024 HARISH CHANDRA MAINALI ..... Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

..... Respondent AND + W.P.(C) 4471/2024 RAGHUNATH SINGH RAWAT ..... Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

..... Respondent AND + W.P.(C) 4472/2024 LASHKAR SINGH ..... Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

..... Respondent AND + W.P.(C) 4473/2024 HUKUM SINGH ..... Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA THROUGH SECRETARY & ORS.

..... Respondent

Present:

Mr. Mahesh Srivastava and Mr. Vijay Kumar Sharma, Advs. for petitioner(s) Mr. Jitesh Vikram Srivastava, Sr. PC for UOI in (Item No.1) Mr. Gaurav Sharma, Adv. for UOI in (Item No.1) Mr. Naginder Benipal, Mr. Ankit Siwach and Ms. Anjali Pandey, Advs. for UOI in (Item No.2) Mr. Jivesh Kumar Tiwari, Sr. PC with Mr. Deepak Tanwar, Mr. Rajdev Kumar, Mr. Hitesh Batra, Mr. Prem Pal Singh and Ms. Samiksha, Advs. for UOI in (Item No.4) Mr. Prajesh Vikram Srivastava, Sr. PC with Mr. Aakash Meena, GP for UOI in (Item No.5) Mr. Avnish Singh, Sr. PC with Mr. Kapil Dev Yadav, GP with Mr. Shivam Dwivedi, Adv. for UOI in (Item No.3) Mr. Sahaj Garg, Adv. for UOI in (Item No.6) Mr. Ravi Kant Srivastava, Sr. PC for UOI in (Item No.7) The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

Mr. Hemant Kumar Yadav, Sr. PC for UOI in (Item No.9) Mr. J.K. Tripathi, Sr. PC for UOI in (Item No.10) SI Shrabanta Sarkar, (SSB)

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. KAMESWAR RAO HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE

O R D E R

% 05.04.2024 1.

As identical reliefs have been prayed for in these petitions in as much as the respondents should extend the benefit of the judgment of the Supreme Court in the case of Director (Admn. And HR) KPTCL & Ors. v. C.P. Mundinamani & Ors. in Civil Appeal No. 2471/2023 decided on April 11, 2023, the same are decided by this common order. 2.

Mr. Mahesh Srivastava reiterates the prayers as sought in the writ petitions.

3.

Senior Panel Counsel appear for the respondents / Officers of the respondents state that each case is needed to be looked / confirmed on facts to ensure that the said case is covered by the judgment of the Supreme Court.

4.

Noting the said submission(s) made, we dispose of all these petitions with a direction to the respondents to consider the writ petitions as representations on behalf of the petitioners in terms of the judgement of the Supreme Court referred to above and dispose of the same within a period of six weeks.

5.

If the petitioners are entitled to the benefits as per the judgment of the Supreme Court, the same shall be released to them within a period of six weeks thereafter.

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6.

In the eventuality, the respondents are of the view that a petitioner(s) is not entitled to the benefits as sought, reasons thereof, shall be communicated to the said petitioner(s) in writing, and the said petitioner(s) shall be at liberty to seek such remedy as available in accordance with law. 7.

The petitions stand disposed of.

8.

A copy of this order be kept in all the petitions. V. KAMESWAR RAO, J SAURABH BANERJEE, J APRIL 5, 2024/aky The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.