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High Court of DelhiW.P.(C)/13305/2023

Niraj Surlia And ORS. v. Union Of India & ANR.

2026-01-12Hon'Ble Mr. Justice Jasmeet Singh2 pages

$~142 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 13305/2023 NIRAJ SURLIA AND ORS.

.....Petitioner Through:

Mr. Samar Vijay Singh & Ms.

Sabarni Som, Advs.

versus UNION OF INDIA & ANR.

.....Respondent Through:

Mr. Balendu Shekhar, CGSC with Mr.

Krishna Chaitanya, Mr. Rajkumar Maurya, Mr.

Divyansh Singh Dev, Advs.

Mr Deepak Thukral, Addl. AG and Mr Vikram Singh Chauhan Adv and Ms. Shivani Chaudhary Adv

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASMEET SINGH

O R D E R

% 12.01.2026 1.

This is a petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking the following prayers:- "(i) issuance of a writ of Mandamus directing the Respondents to release the scholarship funds of the Petitioners for the years 2020-2021 and onwards without any further delay; and (ii) direct the Respondents to compensate the Petitioners due to the delay caused in their course and for the loss of crucial academic years; and (iii) direct the Respondents to complete the course of 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 13/01/2026 at 13:31:40

Petitioners within one year without any delay so that they can secure jobs as commercial pilots immediately after the completion of their course;"

2.

The respondent No.2 has handed over a counter affidavit, wherein they have stated that the respondent No.2 would ensure that the scholarship to students as well as complete training to them is provided in the 2026-2027 Session.

3.

Taking the statement and affidavit on record and binding the respondent No.2 to the same, the petition is disposed of. 4.

Needless to state that the respondent No.1 shall continue to perform its obligations.

5.

The petitioner shall file an affidavit with advance copy to the respondent No.2 stating that the petitioner will abide by the flying schedule given by the respondent No.2.

6.

The present petition is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. 7.

The counter affidavit handed over in Court today is taken on record. JASMEET SINGH, J JANUARY 12, 2026 / (MS) 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 13/01/2026 at 13:31:40