Union Of India v. Col Ronny Dvania (Retd)
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 1994 OF 2024 ..Petitioner versus Lt. Col. Sk. Rathodre Deceased, through his widow Collen. Rathore ..Respondent WRIT PETITION NO. 2017 OF 2024 .. Petitioner Colonel B. K. George (Retd.) .. Respondent WRIT PETITION NO. 2021 OF 2024 .. Petitioner Colonel Brahmarshi Vandey (Retd.) .. Respondent WRIT PETITION NO. 2020 OF 2024 .. Petitioner Colonel Madhusudan Dave (Retd.) .. Respondent WRIT PETITION NO. 2022 OF 2024 .. Petitioner Colonel A. K. Nath (Retd.) .. Respondent WRIT PETITION NO. 2013 OF 2024 .. Petitioner Colonel Jagdish Jaisinghrao Gadekar (Retd.) .. Respondent
WRIT PETITION NO. 2016 OF 2024 .. Petitioner Colonel Ronny Dvania (Retd.) .. Respondent WRIT PETITION NO. 2015 OF 2024 .. Petitioner Colonel (TS) Naushirwan M. Irani (Retd.) .. Respondent WRIT PETITION NO. 2010 OF 2024 .. Petitioner Colonel Gulab Yasin Tamboli (Retd.) .. Respondent WRIT PETITION NO. 2011 OF 2024 .. Petitioner Colonel B. S. Narayan (Retd.) .. Respondent WRIT PETITION NO. 6895 OF 2025 .. Petitioner Captain Virendra Singh Marya (Retd.) .. Respondent WRIT PETITION NO. 6896 OF 2025 .. Petitioner Sarat Chandra Das (Retd.) .. Respondent
WRIT PETITION NO.6897 OF 2025 .. Petitioner Capt. Umesh Kumar Singh .. Respondents WRIT PETITION NO. 6898 OF 2025 .. Petitioner Prem Kumar (Retd.) .. Respondent WRIT PETITION NO. 6899 OF 2025 .. Petitioner Shankar Biswas (Retd.) .. Respondent WRIT PETITION NO. 1993 OF 2024 .. Petitioner Col. B. V. Parkhe (Retd.) .. Respondent WRIT PETITION NO. 4097 OF 2025 .. Petitioner Mahadev Paul, Ex. CPO Log (Std).
.. Respondent WRIT PETITION NO.4095 OF 2025 Union of India & Ors.
.. Petitioners Shamboo Singh Yadav .. Respondent
WRIT PETITION NO.3811 OF 2025 Union of India & Ors.
.. Petitioners No. 122254 Ex MC Mech R II Shiv Kumar Gupta .. Respondent WRIT PETITION NO.4094 OF 2025 Union of India & Ors.
.. Petitioners Cdr Kavikant Mahapatra .. Respondent WRIT PETITION NO.2012 OF 2024 .. Petitioner Col Mukesh Trehan .. Respondent WRIT PETITION NO.2018 OF 2024 .. Petitioner Ex Naib Sub Nitin Rao Mahajan .. Respondent WRIT PETITION NO.2023 OF 2024 .. Petitioner Nb Risaldar Kengare sayab U Jaysingh .. Respondent WRIT PETITION NO.4096 OF 2025 .. Petitioner Ex MCPO II Sant Lal .. Respondent
WRIT PETITION NO.3823 OF 2025 .. Petitioner Hitesh Goel .. Respondent WRIT PETITION NO. 2122 OF 2024 .. Petitioner Ex Sigmn Mali Rajaram Vasant M15396638M WRIT PETITION NO.2025 OF 2024 .. Petitioner Shahaji Hari Patil .. Respondent WRIT PETITION NO.4172 OF 2024 .. Petitioner Ex Sub (CLK) Khatal Ankush Anandrao .. Respondent WRIT PETITION NO.17380 OF 2024 .. Petitioner through Ministry of Defence Maj. Rajgopalan C (Retd) .. Respondent WRIT PETITION (ST) NO.5799 OF 2025 .. Petitioner through Ministry of Defence Ex Hav Kenjale Suryakant Jagannath .. Respondent
WRIT PETITION NO.6541 OF 2024 .. Petitioner JC 730893A Ex Sub Bhosale Sudhir Anna .. Respondent WRIT PETITION NO.17382 OF 2024 .. Petitioner through Ministry of Defence Ex Sepoy Malkar Girish Ashok .. Respondent WRIT PETITION NO.10754 OF 2025 .. Petitioner through Ministry of Defence Ex Sub Gund Sahebrao Yashwant .. Respondent WRIT PETITION NO.4201 OF 2025 Union of India & Ors.
.. Petitioners No.6393739N, Ex-Havilkar Chandrakant Hausa Bapu Pote .. Respondent WRIT PETITION NO.3018 OF 2025 .. Petitioner through Ministry of Defence Col Keerti Kumar Sharma .. Respondent
WRIT PETITION NO.10965 OF 2025 .. Petitioner through Ministry of Defence Ex Jwo Uma Shankar Singh .. Respondent WRIT PETITION NO.3019 OF 2025 .. Petitioner through Ministry of Defence Ex Sub Shedage Sudhir Ramchandra .. Respondent WRIT PETITION (ST) NO.18223 OF 2025 .. Petitioner Bhise Bapurao Balu .. Respondent WRIT PETITION NO. 10967 OF 2025 ..
Petitioner versus Col. Arun Bhandari ..
Respondent WRIT PETITION NO. 10969 OF 2025 ..
Petitioner versus Ex. GNR. Jaid Vidhur Vishwanathrao ..
Respondent WRIT PETITION NO. 10964 OF 2025 Unionof India ..
Petitioner versus Ex. HFO Eshanti Pratap Kumar Padhi ..
Respondent
WRIT PETITION (ST) NO. 25447 OF 2025 ..
Petitioner versus Ex. Sub. Rajendra yashwant Bhosale ..
Respondent WRIT PETITION NO. 12968 OF 2025 ..
Petitioner Commander Birendra Prasad Singh (Retd.) ..
Respondent WRIT PETITION (ST) NO. 25583 OF 2025 ..
Petitioner versus CDR Rakesh Jaggi (Retd.) ..
Respondent WRIT PETITION NO. 10968 OF 2025 ..
Petitioner versus Lt. Col. Rajesh Kumar (Retd.) ..
Respondent WRIT PETITION NO. 12969 OF 2025 ..
Petitioner versus Awadhesh Singh (Ex. CPO LOG MAT) ..
Respondent WRIT PETITION (ST) NO. 27181 OF 2025 ..
Petitioner versus Brijesh Singh Ex. POAF ..
Respondent
WRIT PETITION (ST) NO. 28195 OF 2025 ..
Petitioner versus Vikas Kumar ..
Petitioner WRIT PETITION (ST) NO. 28336 OF 2025 ..
Petitioner versus Hav. K. Muniraj ..
Respondent WRIT PETITION NO. 18057 OF 2024 Uniion of India ..
Petitioner versus Ex. JWO Abhay Prasad Mahapatra ..
Respondent WRIT PETITION (ST) NO. 29309 OF 2025 ..
Petitioner versus Chavan Dinesh Popat (Ex. Subedar) ..
Respondent WRIT PETITION (ST) NO. 28445 OF 2024 ..
Petitioner versus Mahendra Nath Mishra ..
Respondent WRIT PETITION (ST) NO. 31522 OF 2024 ..
Petitioner versus Upendra Singh ..
Respondent
WRIT PETITION NO. 19049 OF 2024 ..
Petitioner versus Pardeshi Manoj Pitambar ..
Respondent WRIT PETITION NO. 6900 OF 2025 ..
Petitioner versus Pradeep Kumar ..
Respondent WRIT PETITION NO. 1990 OF 2024 ..
Petitioner versus Colonel (TS0) Vithal Pitambar Chitte (Retd.).. Respondent WRIT PETITION NO. 2575 OF 2025 ..
Petitioner Dayashankar Pasi, Ex MWO (Hony Flying Officer) ..
Respondent WRIT PETITION NO. 1992 OF 2024 ..
Petitioner versus Col. (TS) Asim Kumar Ramendra Chandra Dutta IC-3891 0X ..
Respondent WRIT PETITION NO. 2009 OF 2024 ..
Petitioner versus Lt. Col. Yesh Paul Sharma ..
Respondent
ORIGINAL SIDE WRIT PETITION NO. 4362 OF 2024 Union OF India & Anr.
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Petitioners versus K. V. Santosh ..
Respondent WRIT PETITION NO. 2802 OF 2024 Union OF India & Anr.
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Petitioners versus Janardan Singh ..
Respondent WRIT PETITION NO. 2810 OF 2024 Union of India & Anr.
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Petitioners versus Anan Jaiswal ..
Respondent WRIT PETITION (L) NO. 3899 OF 2024 ..
Petitioners versus Anand Baitule Lieutenant Commander ..
Respondent (Retd) WRIT PETITION (L) NO. 29059 OF 2024 ..
Petitioner versus Naresh Kumar Balbir Singh ..
Respondent WRIT PETITION (L) NO. 30051 OF 2024 ..
Petitioner versus Radha Shyam Gujar ..
Respondent
WRIT PETITION (L) NO. 30784 OF 2024 ..
Petitioner versus Virendra Kumar ..
Respondent WRIT PETITION NO. 2468 OF 2024 Union of India & Anr.
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Petitioners versus Sabha Jeet Singh ..
Respondents WRIT PETITION (L) NO. 39025 OF 2024 ..
Petitioner versus Rajesh Kumar ..
Respondent WRIT PETITION (L) NO. 39038 OF 2024 ..
Petitioner versus Rajeev Kumar ..
Respondent Mr. Amarendra Mishra, Advocate for the Petitioner- UOI in WP Nos. 6895/2025, 6896/2025, 6897/2025, 6898/2025, 6899/2025, 1993/2024,4097/ 2025, 17380/ 2024, 17382/2024, 10754/2025, 10965/2025, 10967/2025, 10969/2025, 12968/2025, 10968/2025, 12969/2025, 2009/2024, 19049/24, 6900/2025, 1994/2024, 1990/2024, 1992/ 2024, WP/10964/2025 and WPST Nos. 5799/2025, 25583/2025, 27181/2025 & 29309/2025. Mr. Amarendra Mishra a/w Adv Anusha Amin, Advocates for the Petitioner in WP/2017/2024, WP/2021/2024, WP/2020/2024, WP/2022/2024, WP/2013/2024, WP/2016/2024, WP/2015/2024, WP/2010/2024 & WP/2011/2024.
Mr. Sagar Batavia, Advocate for the Respondent in WP/10964/2025. Mr. Niranjan Shimpi, Advocate for the Petitioner in WP/4201/2025.
Mr. Satendra Kumar a/w Mr.Akshay Patil, Advocats for the Respondent in WP Nos.2020/2024, 3823/2025, 3019/2025, 10967/2025, Writ Petition (ST.) Nos. 27181/2025, 10968/2025, ST.28445/2025 1994/2024, 1992/2024, 4362/202, 2810/2024 & 2122/2024.
Mr. Angsuman Ojha, Advocate for the Respondent in WP Nos. 2016/2024, 1993/2024, 2012/2024 & 6899/2025.
Mr. Mahadevan Anand, Advocate for the Respondent in WP Nos.2022/2024, 1990/2024, 3018/2025, & WPSt/28336/2025. Mr. Dinesh Kumar Bishnoi. Advocate for the Respondent in WP Nos.2010/2024 & 2011/2024.
Ms. Anamika Malhotra, Advocate for the Petitioner in WP Nos.4095/2025, 3811/2025, 4094/2025, 2012/2024,2018/2024, 2023/2024,4096/2025, 3823/2025, 2025/2024, 4172/2024, 6541/2024, 3018/2025, 3019/2025,18057/2024, 2575/2025, 2122/2024 AND WP (St) Nos.18223/2025, 25447/2025, 28195/2025, 28336/2025 & 31522/2024.
Mr. Sagar.S. Ambedkar a/w Ms.Disha Nidre, Advocates for the Petitioner in WP (St)/28445/2024.
Mr. Yogendra Pratap Singh, Advocate for the Respondent in WP Nos.2015/24, 4097/2025, 3811/2025, 2018/2024, 4096/2025, 6541/2024, 4201/2025, 10969/2025, 4094/2025, 6897/2025, 19457/2024& WPST Nos. 28195/2025, 29309/25, 31522/2024 & 25447/2025.
Mr. Ranjeet Kumar Singh, Advocate for the Respondent in WP/6898/205, WP/12969/2025 & WP/4095/2025.
Mr. H.S.Verma, Advocate for the Respondent in WP Nos.4172/2024, 10965/2025 & WPSt No.5799/2025.
Mr. Dayashankar Pasi, Advocate Respondent party in person in WP/2575/2025.
Mr. Kedar Dighe, Advocate for the Petitioner in OS Writ Petition Nos.4362/2024, 2810/2024, 2802/2024, 2468/2024 and WP(L) No.3899/2024.
Mr. Amarendra Mishra, Senior Panel Counsel for the Petitioner in Writ Petition (L) Nos.29059/2024, 30051/2024, 20784/2024, 39025/2024 and 39038/2024.
Mr. Ranjeet Kumar Singh, Advocate for the Respondent in Writ Petition (L) Nos.39038/2024 and 39025/2024.
Mr. Yogendra Pratap Singh a/w Ms. Vaishnavi Kushwah for the Respondent In Writ Petition No.2802/2024 and Writ Petition (L) Nos.3899/2024, 29059/2024, 30051/2024 and 30784/2024.
CORAM : SHREE CHANDRASHEKHAR, CJ & GAUTAM A. ANKHAD, J.
DATE : 26th NOVEMBER 2025.
P.C. :
Post the matters on 2nd December 2025 at 4:30 p.m. [GAUTAM A. ANKHAD, J.] [CHIEF JUSTICE] by PRAVIN DASHARATH PANDIT Date:
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