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High Court of DelhiW.P.(C)/13205/2018

Kulwant Singh Security Agency & ANR v. Union Of India & ORS.

2019-03-25Hon'Ble Mr. Justice Vibhu Bakhru2 pages

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ W.P.(C) 13205/2018 and CM APPL. 51265/2018 KULWANT SINGH SECURITY AGENCY & ANR ..... Petitioners Through:

Ms Rashmi Singh and Ms Neetu Singh, Advocates.

versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

..... Respondents Through:

Mr Kirtiman Singh, CGSC with Ms Shruti Dutt, Advocate.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIBHU BAKHRU

O R D E R

% 25.03.2019 1.

The petitioners have filed the present petition, inter alia, impugning the policy dated 31.07.2018. The petitioners are ex-serviceman (ESM). The petitioners claim that they were empanelled with respondent no.3 (the Directorate General of Resettlement - DGR) for being sponsored for providing security services in terms of the then policy dated 09.07.2012. In terms of the said policy, their empanelment is to continue till they attain the age of 60 years.

2.

The petitioners are aggrieved by the policy dated 31.07.2018 inasmuch as it had now restricted their empanelment for a period of five years or till the ESM attains the age of 60 years. 3.

It is the petitioners' case that since they were empanelled under the earlier policy, and had consciously given up other avenues of the employment on the representation that they would continue to be

empanelled till they attain the age of 60 years, the said condition cannot now be altered.

4.

The learned counsel appearing for the DGR submits that the petitioners' grievance has been addressed and they shall continue to be dealt with under the old policy. In other words, they would continue to be empanelled till they attain the age of 60 years and their empanelment will not be restricted to a term of five years.

5.

In view of the above statement, the petitioners will be covered under the earlier policy and not the policy issued on 31.07.2018. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners seeks to withdraw the present petition with liberty to file afresh, if a cause so arises. 6.

The petition and the application are dismissed as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty.

VIBHU BAKHRU, J MARCH 25, 2019 RK