Chand Singh v. Union Of India And ORS

$~44 & 45 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 5760/2026 CHAND SINGH .....Petitioner Through:

Ms.

Saahila Kaur Lamba, Advocate.

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

Mr. Ayush Gaur, SPC with Ms.

Ridhi Kapoor, Mr.

Varun Parashar, Ms Shivranjani and Mr Abhishek Budhiraja and Ms.

Rupali Sinha, GP Advocates.

Mr. Ajay Pal, Law Officer CRPF, Inspector Athurv and Mr Inderpal CRPF.

+ W.P.(C) 5768/2026 CHAND SINGH .....Petitioner Through:

Ms.

Saahila Kaur Lamba, Advocate.

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

Mr. Ayush Gaur, SPC with Ms.

Ridhi Kapoor, Mr.

Varun Parashar, Ms Shivranjani and Mr Abhishek Budhiraja and Ms.

Rupali Sinha, GP Advocates.

Mr. Ajay Pal, Law Officer CRPF, Inspector Athurv and Mr. Inderpal CRPF.

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CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN

O R D E R

% 28.04.2026 1.

The writ petitions, are filed by the Petitioner, challenging the penalty orders dated 03.09.2024 and 01.10.2024, passed by the Disciplinary Authority.

2.

It stands recorded in the above orders that "Force No.- 155041178 SI/GD Chand Singh-70 Battalion is also informed that if he wishes to prefer an appeal against this order passed by the Disciplinary Authority, he may prefer it as per the provisions contained in Rule 28 of the CRPF Rules, 1955, within 30 days from the date of issue of this order to the Appellate Authority, i.e. Inspector General of Police, Western Sector, CRPF, Navi Mumbai." 3.

It emerges that under Rule 28 of Central Reserve Police Force Rules, 1955, the correctness of the impugned penalty orders can be challenged by filing the statutory appeal before the Competent Authority and the Appeal is to be filed within a period of 30 days from the date of original order. On being pointedly asked, it has been informed that the Petitioner has never availed the alternate efficacious remedy i.e. a statutory Appeal in the aforesaid time and has directly filed the writ petitions before this Court.

4.

After arguing for some time, in view of the above, the learned counsel representing the Petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the present writ petitions, in order to avail statutory alternative remedy by filing the Appeal.

5.

Ordered accordingly. The petitions are dismissed as withdrawn, The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

along with pending applications(s), if any, with liberty to the Petitioner to avail legal remedies in accordance with law. 6.

A photocopy of the Order passed today be kept in the connected matter.

ANIL KSHETARPAL, J AMIT MAHAJAN, J APRIL 28, 2026 DU The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.