Mahendra Pal Sharma v. Union Of India & ANR.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ W.P.(C) 9652/2024 & CM APPL. 39644/2024 -Ex.

MAHENDRA PAL SHARMA .....Petitioner Through:

Mr.Pramod Kumar Tiwari with Mr.Anil Kr.Sinha, Advs.

versus UNION OF INDIA & ANR.

.....Respondent Through:

Mr.Gaurav Sharma with Mr.Siddhartha Nagpal, Mr.Gaurav Mishra, Mr.Deepal Goel, Mr.Sooraj Jacob, Advs & Mr.Chetan, GP, Insp. Sanjay Kumar.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE REKHA PALLI HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SHALINDER KAUR

O R D E R

% 16.07.2024

1. The petitioner has approached this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a direction to the respondents to grant him his due increments in the light of the decision of the Apex Court in Director(Admn. & HR) KPTCL & Ors. versus C.P.Mundinamani & Ors. [Civil Appeal No.2471/2023].

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that for the present, the petitioner will be satisfied, in case, the respondents are directed to examine their claims in the light of the decision of the Apex Court in Director(Admn. & HR) KPTCL & Ors.(supra) in a time bound manner.

3. Issue notice. Learned counsel for the respondents accepts notice and submits that since the claim of the petitioner is already under active 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 03/07/2025 at 18:14:10

consideration of the respondents, he has no objection if the petition is disposed of by directing the respondents to take a final decision in this regard in a time bound manner.

4. In the light of this fair stand taken by the respondents, the writ petition is disposed of by directing the respondents to consider the petitioner's claims as raised in the present petition within a period of eight weeks from today by passing reasoned and speaking orders qua each of the petitioner.

5. Needless to state while taking a decision on the petitioner's claims, the respondents will, take into account the decision of the Apex Court in Director(Admn. & HR) KPTCL & Ors.(supra). It is further made clear that, in case, the petitioner is aggrieved by any order passed by the respondents, it will be open for him to seek legal course as permissible in law.

REKHA PALLI, J SHALINDER KAUR, J JULY 16, 2024 SR 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 03/07/2025 at 18:14:10