Pushpanjali Rana And ORS v. Union Of India And ORS

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ W.P.(C) 14160/2021 PUSHPANJALI RANA AND ORS ..... Petitioners Through Mr.Ankur Chhibber, Advocate.

versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS ..... Respondents Through Mr.Ripudaman Bhardwaj, CGSC with Mr.Kushagra Kumar, Advocate for UOI.

% Date of Decision: 13th December, 2021

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANMOHAN HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVING CHAWLA

J U D G M E N T

MANMOHAN, J (Oral):

C.M.No.44660/2021 Exemption allowed, subject to all just exceptions. Accordingly, the application stands disposed of. W.P.(C) 14160/2021 1.

The prayers in the present petition are required to be allowed in terms of the decision dated 11th March, 2019 of this Court in WP(C) No.6094/2018 (Kalawati Thakur & Ors. vs. Union of India & Anr.) against which the respondent have decided not to file a Special Leave Petition. 2.

Learned counsel who appears in the present matter for respondents states that all similarly placed officers shall be granted similar reliefs. W.P. (C) 14130/2021 SINGH RAWAT 14:57:06

3.

Accordingly, the present writ petition is allowed and a direction is issued to the respondents to promote the petitioners to the rank of Assistant Commandants and Deputy Commandants from the date their immediate juniors had been granted such promotion, as shown in the revised promotion list by the respondents, in compliance with the judgment dated 16th October, 2014 passed by the Supreme Court in CA Nos.9840-41/2014 (Union of India vs. Bilju A.T. & Ors.) with all consequential benefits. The necessary orders be issued within 12 weeks from today.

4.

Needless to say, the petitioners will be granted relief by the respondents only if the petitioners are otherwise eligible. 5.

Accordingly, the present writ petition stands disposed of in the aforesaid terms.

MANMOHAN, J NAVIN CHAWLA, J DECEMBER 13, 2021 KA W.P. (C) 14130/2021 SINGH RAWAT 14:57:06