Union Of India Through Ministry Of Defence v. Dayashankar Pasi, Ex Mwo (Hony Flying Officer)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.1994 OF 2024 WRIT PETITION NO.1993 OF 2024 WRIT PETITION NO.1992 OF 2024 WRIT PETITION NO.1990 OF 2024 WRIT PETITION NO.2009 OF 2024 WRIT PETITION NO.2010 OF 2024 WRIT PETITION NO.2011 OF 2024 WRIT PETITION NO.2012 OF 2024 WRIT PETITION NO.2013 OF 2024 WRIT PETITION NO.2015 OF 2024 WRIT PETITION NO.2016 OF 2024 WRIT PETITION NO.2017 OF 2024 WRIT PETITION NO.2018 OF 2024 WRIT PETITION NO.2020 OF 2024 WRIT PETITION NO.2021 OF 2024 WRIT PETITION NO.2022 OF 2024 WRIT PETITION NO.2023 OF 2024 WRIT PETITION NO.2025 OF 2024 WRIT PETITION NO.2122 OF 2024 WRIT PETITION NO.4172 OF 2024 WRIT PETITION NO.6541 OF 2024 WRIT PETITION NO.17380 OF 2024 WRIT PETITION NO.17382 OF 2024 WRIT PETITION NO.18057 OF 2024 WRIT PETITION NO.19049 OF 2024 WRIT PETITION (STAMP) NO.28445 OF 2024 WRIT PETITION (STAMP) NO.

31522 OF 2024 WRIT PETITION NO.2575 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.3018 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.3019 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.3811 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.3823 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.4094 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.4095 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.4096 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.4097 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.4201 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.6895 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.6896 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.6897 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.6898 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.6899 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.

WRIT PETITION NO.10754 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.10964 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.10965 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.10968 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.12968 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.12969 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION (STAMP) NO.5799 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION (STAMP) NO.10967 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION (STAMP) NO.10969 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION (STAMP) NO.18223 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION (STAMP) NO.25447 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION (STAMP) NO.25583 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION (STAMP) NO.27181 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION (STAMP) NO.28195 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION (STAMP) NO.28336 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION (STAMP) NO.29309 OF 2025 Union of India, Through Ministry of Defence .. Petitioner

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Lt. Col. S.K. Rathore (Deceased) Through LR : Collen Rathore .. Respondent Col. B.V. Parkhe (Retired) .. Respondent Col. (TS) Asim Kumar Ramendra Chandra D.

.. Respondent Col. (TSO) Vithal Pitambar Chitte, (Retired) .. Respondent Lt. Col. Yesh Paul Sharma (Retired) .. Respondent Col. Gulab Yasin Tamboli (Retired) .. Respondent Col. B.S. Narayan (Retired) .. Respondent Col. Mukesh Trehan .. Respondent Col. Jagdish Jaisinghrao Gadekar (Retired) .. Respondent Col. (TS) Naushirwan M. Irani (Retired) .. Respondent Col. Ronny Dvania (Retired) .. Respondent Col. B.K. George (Retired) .. Respondent Ex. Naib Sub Nitin Rao Mahajan .. Respondent Col. Madhusudan Dave (Retired) .. Respondent Col. Brahmarshi Vandey (Retired) .. Respondent Col. A.K. Nath (Retired) .. Respondent NB Risaldar Kengare Sayabu Jaysingh .. Respondent Shahaji Hari Patil .. Respondent Ex Sigmn Mali Rajaram Vasant .. Respondent Ex Sub (Clk) Khatal Ankush Anandrao .. Respondent Ex Sub Bhosale Sudhir Anna .. Respondent Maj. Rajgopalan C. (Retired) .. Respondent Ex. Sepoy Malkar Girish Ashok .. Respondent Ex JWO Abhay Prasad Mahapatra .. Respondent Pardeshi Manoj Pitambar .. Respondent 2/5

Mahendra Nath Mishra .. Respondent Upendra Singh .. Respondent Dayashankar Pasi, Ex MWO .. Respondent Col. Keerti Kumar Sharma .. Respondent Ex Sub Shedage Sudhir Ramchandra .. Respondent Shiv Kumar Gupta .. Respondent Hitesh Goel .. Respondent Cdr. Kavikant Mahapatra .. Respondent Shamboo Singh Yadav .. Respondent Ex. MCPO II Sant Lal .. Respondent Mahadev Paul, Ex. CPO Log (Std.) Respondent Ex-Havilkar Chandrakant Hausa Bapu Pote .. Respondent Cap. Virendra Singh Marya (Retired) .. Respondent Sarat Chandra Das (Retired) .. Respondent Cap. Umesh Kumar Singh .. Respondent Prem Kumar (Retired) .. Respondent Shankar Biswas (Retired) .. Respondent Pradeep Kumar .. Respondent Ex Sub Gund Sahebrao Yashwant .. Respondent Ex HFO Eshanti Pratap Kumar Padhi .. Respondent Ex JWO Uma Shankar Singh .. Respondent Lt. Col. Rajesh Kumar (Retired) ..

Respondent Commander Birendra Prasad Singh (Retd.) Respondent Awadhesh Singh (Ex CPO LOG MAT) .. Respondent Ex Hav Kenjale Suryakant Jagannath .. Respondent Col. Arun Bhandari .. Respondent Ex. GNR Jaid Vidhur Vishwanathrao .. Respondent Bhise Bapurao Balu .. Respondent Ex Sub Rajendra Yashwant Bhosale .. Respondent CDR Rakesh Jaggi (Retired) .. Respondent Brijesh Singh, Ex POAF .. Respondent Vikas Kumar .. Respondent Hav. K. Muniraj .. Respondent Chavan Dinesh Popat, Ex Subedar .. Respondent Mr. Amarendra Mishra, Advocate for the Petitioner-UOI in Writ Petition 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, 10964/2025 and WP(St.)

Nos.5799/2025, 25583/2025, 27181/2025 and 29309/2025. Adv Amarendra Mishra a/w Adv Anusha Amin for the Petitioner in Writ Petition Nos.

2022/2024, 2013/2024 2016/2024, 2015/2024, 2010/2024 and 2011/2024.

Adv Sagar Batavia for the Respondent in WP/10964/2025 Adv Niranjan Shimpi for the Petitioner in WP/4201/2025 Mr.Satendra Kumar a/w Mr.Akshay Patil for the Respondent in Writ Petition Nos.2020/2024, 3823/2025, 3019/2025, 10967/2025 and Writ Petition (Stamp) Nos.27181/2025, 10968/2025, 28445/2025, 1994/2024, 1992/2024, 4362/2024, 2810/2024 and 2122/2024.

Adv Angsuman Ojha for the Respondent in Writ Petition Nos.2016/2024, 1993/2024, 2012/2024 and 6899/2025. Adv Mahadevan Anand for the Respondent in Writ Petition Nos.2022/2024, 1990/2024, 3018/2025 and WP(St.)/ 28336/2025.

Adv Dinesh Kumar Bishnoi for the Respondent in Writ Petition Nos.2010/2024 and 2011/2024.

Ms.Anamika Malhotra for the Petitioner in Writ Petition 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 Writ Petition (St.) Nos.18223/2025, 25447/2025, 28195/2025, 28336/2025 and 31522/2024. Adv Sagar.S.Ambedkar a/w Ms.Disha Nidre for the Petitioner in WP(St.)/28445/2024.

Adv Yogendra Pratap Singh for the Respondent in Writ Petition Nos.2015/24, 4097/2025, 3811/2025, 2018/2024, 4096/2025, 6541/2024, 4201/2025, 10969/2025, 4094/2025, 6897/2025, 19457/2024 and WP(St.) Nos.28195/2025, 29309/25, 31522/2024 and 25447/2025.

Mr.Ranjeet Kumar Singh for the Respondent in WP/6898/205, WP/12969/2025 & WP/4095/2025.

Mr.H.S.Verma for the Respondent in Writ Petition Nos.4172/2024, 10965/2025 & WP(St.) No.5799/2025.

Mr.Dayashankar Pasi Respondent party in person in WP/2575/2025.

CORAM : SHREE CHANDRASHEKHAR, CJ. & GAUTAM A. ANKHAD, J.

DATE : 19TH NOVEMBER 2025.

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Post all these matters on 26th November 2025 at 3:15 p.m. [ GAUTAM A. ANKHAD, J. ] [ CHIEF JUSTICE ] Digitally signed by SNEHA ABHAY DIXIT Date:

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