Union Of India And ORS v. Ex Sub Maj (Dsc) Balwant Singh

$~84 to 129 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI W.P.(C) 8850/2024, CM APPL. 35927/2024 NK MARTANDAPPA (85) W.P.(C) 16269/2024, CM APPL. 68484/2024, CM APPL. 68485/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

HAV DSC VEERAPALLI MUTHU GOUNDER KRISHNAN RETD (86) W.P.(C) 16759/2024, CM APPL. 70935/2024, CM APPL. 70936/2024 HAV/DSC BAHABUT GARI SHAIK MASTANVALI (RETD) (NO 1344637Y) (87) W.P.(C) 16840/2024, CM APPL. 71291/2024, CM APPL. 71292/2024 The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

EX SUB MAJ (DSC) BALWANT SINGH .....Respondent (88) W.P.(C) 10449/2025, CM APPL. 43383/2025, CM APPL. 43384/2025 UNION OF INDIA AND ORS EX NK DSC RAMVIR SINGH RETD (89) W.P.(C) 9392/2025, CM APPL. 39664/2025, CM APPL. 39665/2025 NK DSC RAMESH KUMAR (90) W.P.(C) 16715/2024, CM APPL. 70709/2024, CM APPL. 70710/2024 UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

EX NK DSC RAJENDRA SINGH (91) W.P.(C) 16783/2024, CM APPL. 71025/2024, CM APPL. 71026/2024 The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

EX HAV (DSC GD) SATYAWAN S/O NIHALA (92) W.P.(C) 16903/2024, CM APPL. 71608/2024, CM APPL. 71609/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

NK DSC MADAN LAL RETD (93) W.P.(C) 1971/2025, CM APPL. 9260/2025, CM APPL. 9261/2025 UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

EX NK MOHAN SINGH (94) W.P.(C) 2155/2025, CM APPL. 10143/2025, CM APPL. 10144/2025 UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF DEFENCE & ORS.

EX NK (DSC GD) KARLIN R The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

(95) W.P.(C) 2391/2025, CM APPL. 11283/2025, CM APPL. 11284/2025 EX NK DSC PARGAT SINGH (96) W.P.(C) 3599/2025, CM APPL. 16846/2025, CM APPL. 16847/2025, CM APPL. 16848/2025 UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

NK/ DSC ANAND PRAKASH KUSHWAHA (RETD) (97) W.P.(C) 4301/2025, CM APPL. 19959/2025, CM APPL. 19960/2025 UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE SECRETARY MINISTRY OF DEFENCE & ORS.

EX NK SUBHASH CHAND TIWARI (98) W.P.(C) 4344/2025, CM APPL. 20074/2025, CM APPL. 20075/2025 UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

EX HAV HARPAL SINGH DSC (99) W.P.(C) 4652/2025, CM APPL. 21523/2025, CM APPL. 21524/2025 UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE SECRETARY MINISTRY OF DEFENCE & ORS.

EX LNK BIJALI MAHARAJ (100) W.P.(C) 4584/2025, CM APPL. 21232/2025, CM APPL. 21233/2025 UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE SECRETARY & ORS. SMT LACHHMI DEVI (101) W.P.(C) 13712/2025, CM APPL. 56317/2025, CM APPL. 56318/2025 LINK DSC SAKHA RAM RETD (102) W.P.(C) 13963/2025, CM APPL. 57160/2025, CM APPL. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

57161/2025 UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

EX HAV SAHADEV SAHU (103) W.P.(C) 10072/2025, CM APPL. 41830/2025, CM APPL. 41831/2025 EX NK SUSHIL KUMAR (104) W.P.(C) 10812/2025, CM APPL. 44727/2025, CM APPL. 44728/2025 NK TALAB SINGH RETD (105) W.P.(C) 11451/2025, CM APPL. 47028/2025, CM APPL. 47029/2025 EX SEP VINOD SINGH The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

(106) W.P.(C) 11404/2025, CM APPL. 46701/2025, CM APPL. 46702/2025 EX NK DSC AJEET KUMAR (107) W.P.(C) 13662/2025, CM APPL. 56051/2025, CM APPL. 56052/2025 EX NK SIRLA MOHAN RAO (108) W.P.(C) 11546/2025, CM APPL. 47200/2025, CM APPL. 47201/2025 UOI & ORS.

EX NK DEEPAK KUMAR (109) W.P.(C) 12146/2025, CM APPL. 49551/2025, CM APPL. 49552/2025 EN NK (DSC) GABAR SINGH NEGI The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

(110) W.P.(C) 12442/2025, CM APPL. 50678/2025, CM APPL. 50679/2025 UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF DEFENCE & ORS.

EX NK DILIP FAKIRA SURYAVANSHI .....Respondent (111) W.P.(C) 12728/2025, CM APPL. 51984/2025, CM APPL. 51985/2025 UNION OF INDIA THROUGH SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF DEFENCE & ORS.

NK/ DSC KHAMLIAN MANG (RETD.) (112) W.P.(C) 13218/2025, CM APPL. 54153/2025, CM APPL. 54154/2025 EX NK DSC HARBANSH SINGH (113) W.P.(C) 12527/2025, CM APPL. 51112/2025, CM APPL. 51113/2025 The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

RAJAMMAL W D/O EX L/NK GOVINDAN .....Respondent (114) W.P.(C) 12870/2025, CM APPL. 52571/2025, CM APPL. 52572/2025 EX SUB DSC TEK BAHADUR GURUNG .....Respondent (115) W.P.(C) 14136/2025, CM APPL. 58033/2025, CM APPL. 58034/2025 UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

EX HAV RANJITH M (15370671-M) (116) W.P.(C) 14246/2025, CM APPL. 58419/2025, CM APPL. 58420/2025 SRIMATI PRADHAN W D O NK PRADEEP PRADHAN (117) W.P.(C) 14163/2025, CM APPL. 58102/2025, CM APPL. 58103/2025 The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

EX NK LAL SINGH (118) W.P.(C) 14851/2025, CM APPL. 61115/2025, CM APPL. 61116/2025 UNION OFINDIA AND ORS NK/DSC NEMI CHAND (RETD) (119) W.P.(C) 15154/2025, CM APPL. 62195/2025, CM APPL. 62196/2025 UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

EX NK C GANESAN (NO. 1384878 F) (120) W.P.(C) 15160/2025, CM APPL. 62215/2025, CM APPL. 62216/2025 UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

EX NK KASHMIR SINGH (NO 4466950-F) .....Respondent The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

(121) W.P.(C) 15751/2025, CM APPL. 64470/2025, CM APPL. 64471/2025, CM APPL. 64472/2025 EX HAV DSC RAM PRAKASH (122) W.P.(C) 16752/2025, CM APPL. 68756/2025, CM APPL. 68757/2025 EK NK DSC RAJMAL (123) W.P.(C) 17024/2025, CM APPL. 70017/2025, CM APPL. 70018/2025 EX NK (DSC) VIR SINGH (124) W.P.(C) 17202/2025, CM APPL. 70758/2025, CM APPL. 70759/2025 EX NK (DSC) KHUSHAL SINGH The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

(125) W.P.(C) 17356/2025, CM APPL. 71410/2025, CM APPL. 71411/2025 UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

EX NK RISHIPAL SINGH DSC (126) W.P.(C) 17390/2025, CM APPL. 71790/2025, CM APPL. 71791/2025 NK/DSC G SUNDARA RAJ (RETD) (127) W.P.(C) 17398/2025, CM APPL. 71812/2025, CM APPL. 71813/2025 NK MANGE LAL (RETD) (128) W.P.(C) 18194/2025, CM APPL. 75268/2025, CM APPL. 75269/2025 The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

EX NK DSC VILAS RAO (129) W.P.(C) 18248/2025, CM APPL. 75494/2025, CM APPL. 75495/2025 EX NK BHASKAR SINGH

Present:

For Petitioners:

Major Anish Muralidhar, Army in Item Nos.84 to 129. Mr. Siddhartha Sinha, Senior Panel Counsel in Item Nos.86, 87. Mr. Virender Pratap Singh Charak, Ms. Shubhra Parashar, Advs. in Item No.90.

Mr. Abhishek Khanna, Senior Panel Counsel with Major Anish Muralidhar, Army in Item No.91.

Ms. Pratima N Lakra, CGSC with Ms. Upanita Soumyadarshini, Adv. in Item Nos.92, 125.

Mr. Satya Ranjan Swain, CGSC with Mr. Kautilya Birat, Adv. in Item No.102, 115, 119, 120.

Mr. P.S Singh, CGSC, with Mr. Rajneesh Kumar Sharma, Ms. Shivangi Sharma, Mr. Aditya Tomar, Ms. Annu Singh, Advs. in Item Nos.105, 106, 113, 118.

Ms. Uma Prasuna Bachu, SPC in Item No.108.

Mr. Chetanya Puri, SPC with Ms. Vidhi Gupta, Mr. Rishab Jain, Mr. Abhay Verma, Advs. in Item Nos.109, 112, 114. Mr. Bhagvan Sawrup Shukla, CGSC with Mr. Mukesh Kumar Pandey, Mr. Sarvan Kumar, Mr. Dashmesh Tripathi, Mr. Praveen Gupta, Advs. in Item No.110.

Mr. Vivek Sharma, SPC in Item No.116.

Mr. Siddhartha Shankar Ray, CGSC with Ms. Sonali Modi, Mr. Mukul Dev, Advs. in Item Nos.117 & 118.

Mr. Ashish K Dixit, CGSC with Mr. Umar Hashmi, Ms. Iqra Sheikh, Advs. in Item Nos.122, 128 & 129.

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Mr. Varun Vats, SPC with Major Anish Murlidhar Army in Item Nos.123, 124, 126, 127.

For Respondents:

Mr. US Maurya, Mr. SS Maurya, Advs in Item Nos. 85, 86, 87,88, 89, 95, 118, 126.

Mr. Tushar Choudhary, Mr. Manoj Kumar Gupta, Advs. in Item Nos.92, 101.

Mr. Jagdish Chandra, Ms. Maanya Saxena, Advs. in Item No.95.

Mr. Ramniwas Bansal, Adv. in Item Nos.98, 125. Mr. Devendra Kumar, Mr. Raj Kumar, Mr. Brajesh Kumar, Advs. in Item Nos.100, 107, 113, 114, 115, 119, 124. Mr. Ravi Kumar, Adv. in Item Nos.104, 127.

Mr. Ajit Kakkar, Mr. Tejas Bhonge Ms. Shruti Singh, Ms, Jasmine Kinra, Ms. Manju, Advs. in Item No.105. Mr. Jatint Bhardwaj, Mr. Ramkishan Saraswat, Mr. Aditya Ragav Bundela, Advs. in Item No.112.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN

O R D E R

% 18.05.2026 1.

The present batch of 46 Writ Petitions filed by the Union of India challenging the correctness of separate Impugned Orders passed by the Armed Forces Tribunal [„AFT‟] condoning the deficiency of period of less than one year for grant of Second Service Pension to personnel who served in the Defence Security Corps („DSC‟). 2.

There is a consensus between the learned counsel representing the parties that the matter in issue is squarely covered by the judgment passed by the Supreme Court in Union of India & Ors. v. Balakrishnan Mullikote (EX HAV 256812 M); 2026 INSC 280. 3.

Keeping in view the aforesaid, the present batch of Writ Petitions is disposed of in terms of the aforesaid judgment passed by The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

the Supreme Court. The pending applications shall also stand closed. 4.

The next date of hearing i.e. 15.07.2026 stands cancelled. 5.

A photocopy of the order passed today be kept in the connected matters.

ANIL KSHETARPAL, J.

AMIT MAHAJAN, J.

MAY 18, 2026 jai/ad The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.