Gunjan Kumar Jha v. Union Of India And ORS

$~111 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 14246/2023 GUNJAN KUMAR JHA .....Petitioner Through:

Mr. Amrit Koul, Adv. for Mr. Ankur Chhibber, Adv.

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

Mr. Jaswinder Singh, Adv. for UOI with Sgt Mrityunjay, Sgt Padam Charan, DAV Legal Cell, Air Force Mr. Rudra Paliwal, GP, UOI

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. KAMESWAR RAO HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA

O R D E R

% 13.01.2026 1.

Mr. Jaswinder Singh, learned counsel for the respondents, has taken an objection on the maintainability of the petition on the ground that the petition shall lie before the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT). This submission is also acknowledged by the learned counsel for the petitioner. 2.

If that be so, the pleadings being complete, the writ petition is transferred to the AFT, Principal Bench with complete record for its consideration and decision.

3.

Appropriate shall be that the Registry shall transfer the present petition to the AFT within four weeks of the receipt of this order. 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 17/01/2026 at 13:53:04

Registrar, AFT shall list the same before the appropriate Court after taking orders of the Hon'ble Chairman.

4.

For statistical purposes, this petition is disposed of. V. KAMESWAR RAO, J MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA, J JANUARY 13, 2026/msh 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 17/01/2026 at 13:53:04