Murad Khan & ORS. v. Union Of India Through The Secretary, Ministry Of Home Affairs & ORS.

$~47 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 12205/2024 MURAD KHAN & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Sahil Chandra and Mr. Parth Tiwari, Advs.

versus UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS & ORS.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Vinayak Sharma, Adv.

CORAM:

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

O R D E R

% 03.09.2024 CM APPL. 50784/2024 (exemption) 1.

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

2.

Application stands disposed of.

W.P.(C) 12205/2024 3.

The petitioners have approached this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a direction to the respondents to grant them their 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].

4.

Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that for the present, the petitioners would be satisfied, in case, the respondents are directed to examine their claims in the light of the decision of the Apex Court in 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 05/09/2024 at 12:21:56

Director(Admn. & HR) KPTCL & Ors.(supra) in a time bound manner. 5.

Issue notice. Learned counsel for the respondents accepts notice and submits that since the claim of the petitioners is already under active 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.

6.

In the light of this fair stand taken by the respondents, the writ petition is disposed of by directing the respondents to consider the petitioners' claim as raised in the present petition within a period of eight weeks from today by passing a reasoned and speaking orders qua the petitioners. 7.

Needless to state while taking a decision on the petitioners claim, 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 petitioners are aggrieved by any order passed by the respondents, it will be open for them to seek legal course as permissible in law.

REKHA PALLI, J SHALINDER KAUR, J SEPTEMBER 3, 2024 SU 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 05/09/2024 at 12:21:56