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W.P.(C) 8154/2024 & connected matters $~100 to 173, 175 to 184, 190, 191, 201 to 208 & 210 to 225 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 8154/2024 ASHISH SHARMA .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 14242/2024 & CM APPL. 19823/2026 CHANCHAL SINGH .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 927/2025 VIKASH KUMAR CHAUDHARY .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 983/2025 DEEPAK JOSHI .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 4075/2025 VIRENDRA SINGH .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA .....Respondent + W.P.(C) 7269/2025 BANTI KUMAR .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 7314/2025 This is a digitally signed order. 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 23/05/2026 at 12:50:22
W.P.(C) 8154/2024 & connected matters NAVEEN KUMAR .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA .....Respondent + W.P.(C) 7319/2025 UTTAM BABAR .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 7365/2025 ASHOK KUMAR .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 7367/2025 MD FIRDOUS KHAN .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA .....Respondent + W.P.(C) 7371/2025 AJAY KUMAR .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 7377/2025 HERMINDER SIROHI .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 7402/2025 RAJPAL .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 7405/2025 This is a digitally signed order. 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 23/05/2026 at 12:50:22
W.P.(C) 8154/2024 & connected matters AJAY KUMAR .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 7407/2025 LALIT KISHORE BUNKAR .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 7421/2025 SUNDA RAM .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA .....Respondent + W.P.(C) 7422/2025 PRAKASH CHAND JAT .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA .....Respondent + W.P.(C) 7426/2025 SHIV KUMAR .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 7433/2025 SUNIL KUMAR .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA .....Respondent + W.P.(C) 7444/2025 SAGAR MAL THALOR .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents This is a digitally signed order.
.....Respondents This is a digitally signed order. 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 23/05/2026 at 12:50:22
W.P.(C) 8154/2024 & connected matters + W.P.(C) 7479/2025 ASHWANI KUMAR PANDEY .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 7582/2025 MOHAN RAM .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA .....Respondent + W.P.(C) 7619/2025 YASH PAL SINGH .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA .....Respondent + W.P.(C) 7642/2025 SANDEEP KUMAR .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 7745/2025 PARMATMA .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 7900/2025 SUNIL KUMAR YADAV .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 7904/2025 SUNIL KUMAR .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents This is a digitally signed order. 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 23/05/2026 at 12:50:22
W.P.(C) 8154/2024 & connected matters + W.P.(C) 7911/2025 BHUPENDRA KUMAR .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 7920/2025 RAJU .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 7929/2025 SAROJ PAYAL .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 8072/2025 SHYAM DEV VERMA .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 10620/2025 DAYARAM MEENA .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 10625/2025 BHUPENDRA KUMAR .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 10629/2025 PRASHANT KUMAR SINHA .....Petitioner versus This is a digitally signed order. 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 23/05/2026 at 12:50:22
W.P.(C) 8154/2024 & connected matters UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 10652/2025 DURGESH KUMAR .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 10660/2025 MADAN LAL REGAR .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 10664/2025 MANDEEP SINGH .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 10684/2025 GOURAV TYAGI .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.
.....Respondents + W.P.(C) 10703/2025 RAGHWENDRA SINGH .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA .....Respondent + W.P.(C) 10705/2025 AVINASH YADAV .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 10706/2025 MAHAVEER SINGH MEENA .....Petitioner This is a digitally signed order. 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 23/05/2026 at 12:50:22
W.P.(C) 8154/2024 & connected matters versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 10707/2025 ANIL KUMAR .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 10708/2025 ASHWANI KUMAR .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 10709/2025 DEEPAK KUMAR RAM .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 10711/2025 KAUSHIK CHATURVEDI .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 10712/2025 PAWAN KUMAR GUPTA .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 10713/2025 DINESH KUMAR .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIAAND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 10746/2025 This is a digitally signed order. 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 23/05/2026 at 12:50:22
W.P.(C) 8154/2024 & connected matters YOGESH KUMAR MEENA .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA .....Respondent + W.P.(C) 10747/2025 RAJESH KUMAR .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 10749/2025 SANDEEP .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA .....Respondent + W.P.(C) 10765/2025 ANUBHA ANAND .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 10781/2025 UDIT NARAYAN .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 10783/2025 ASHOK KUMAR KAJAL .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 10787/2025 PANCH DEV SINGH .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondent + W.P.(C) 10793/2025 This is a digitally signed order.
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W.P.(C) 8154/2024 & connected matters VIKRAM KUMAR .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 10799/2025 MANOJ KUMAR .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 10804/2025 KAUSHAL KISHOR SINGH .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 10805/2025 GULAM FAREED .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 10806/2025 HRIDAY NARAYAN YADAV .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA .....Respondent + W.P.(C) 10823/2025 RAUNAK SARASWAT .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 10941/2025 SURENDER KUMAR .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents This is a digitally signed order. 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 23/05/2026 at 12:50:22
W.P.(C) 8154/2024 & connected matters + W.P.(C) 10942/2025 SUNIL KUMAR MEENA .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 12060/2025 SUNIL KUMAR GIRI .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 12084/2025 VIJAY KUMAR JAISWAL .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 12090/2025 PANKAJ KUMAR CHOUDHARY .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 12098/2025 VINOD KUMAR YADAV .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 12099/2025 SUMAN SAINI .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 12104/2025 ASHISH CHANDRA VERMA .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents This is a digitally signed order. 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 23/05/2026 at 12:50:22
W.P.(C) 8154/2024 & connected matters + W.P.(C) 12107/2025 VIPIN KUMAR NIGAM .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.
.....Respondents + W.P.(C) 12109/2025 AVANEESH KUMAR YADAV .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 12112/2025 GANESH PRASAD SHARMA .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 12125/2025 VINOD KUMAR MEENA .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 12126/2025 ARUN KUMAR SHARMA .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 12508/2025 PRANAB GOGOI .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA .....Respondent + W.P.(C) 12540/2025 MANOJ KUMAR .....Petitioner versus This is a digitally signed order. 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 23/05/2026 at 12:50:22
W.P.(C) 8154/2024 & connected matters UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 12542/2025 SADANAND .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 12546/2025 RAI SINGH .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 12721/2025 HRIDESH KUMAR SINGH .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 12737/2025 MUKESH KUMAR BAIRWA .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA .....Respondent + W.P.(C) 15217/2025 DIPENDRA SINGH .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 15236/2025 PHURITSHABAM ANILKUMAR SINGH .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 15271/2025 SANJAY KUMAR SINGH .....Petitioner This is a digitally signed order. 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 23/05/2026 at 12:50:22
W.P.(C) 8154/2024 & connected matters versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 15285/2025 A RAGHUNANDANA CHARY .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 15310/2025 SHAILENDRA PRATAP SINGH .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.
.....Respondents + W.P.(C) 15414/2025 JAIVEER SINGH .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 15417/2025 SUNEEL KUMAR YADAV .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 15699/2025 GIRISH CHANDRA JOSHI .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 15854/2025 PRASUN KUMAR .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 17831/2025 This is a digitally signed order. 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 23/05/2026 at 12:50:22
W.P.(C) 8154/2024 & connected matters JOGINDER SINGH .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA .....Respondent + W.P.(C) 17846/2025 RAHUL KUMAR .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 19289/2025 OM PRAKASH GUPTA .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 19334/2025 PRASHANT KUMAR .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 19377/2025 JYOTI CHETTRI .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 19383/2025 RAJU THAKUR .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 113/2026 VINAY KUMAR CHAUDHARY .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 131/2026 This is a digitally signed order. 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 23/05/2026 at 12:50:22
W.P.(C) 8154/2024 & connected matters VARUN CHAUHAN .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA .....Respondent + W.P.(C) 172/2026 PINKI SINGH .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 183/2026 MAHENDRA CHAUHAN .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 186/2026 NARESH KUMAR CHOUDHARY .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 253/2026 NITIN BUDHIYAN .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.
.....Respondents + W.P.(C) 3254/2026 VIJAY PAL MEENA .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 3318/2026 RAJENDRA GAUR .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 3445/2026 This is a digitally signed order. 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 23/05/2026 at 12:50:22
W.P.(C) 8154/2024 & connected matters MOHIT SINGH .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 3498/2026 PRASHANT KUMAR VERMA .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 3574/2026 AMBRISH KUMAR PATEL .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 3845/2026 NAVAL KISHORE .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 3870/2026 SHALINI .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 4148/2026 RAMJEE .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 6415/2026 & CM APPL. 31656/2026 DHARMENDRA KUMAR DUBEY .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 6419/2026 & CM APPL. 31661/2026, CM APPL. This is a digitally signed order. 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 23/05/2026 at 12:50:22
W.P.(C) 8154/2024 & connected matters 31662/2026 RAGHUNANDAN SINGH .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents Present : Advocates for the Petitioners : Mr. P. Sureshan, Adv. in Item Nos. 100 to 173, 175 to 184, 190, 191, 201 to 208 & 210 to 225 Advocates for the Respondents : Mr. R L Meena (Dy. Commandant), Mr. S K Bharti and Mr. Sachin Kumar, CISF in Item No. 100 Mr. R. Venkat Prabhat, SPC with Mr. Ansh kalra, Ms. Kamna Behrani and Mr. Neeraj Raj Paulose, Advs. in Item No. 101 Mr. Avtar Singh AC, Mr. Rahul Sinha SI CISF in Item No. 101 Mr. Rahul Kumar Sharma, Govt Pleader for UOI in Item No. 101 Mr. Kamaldeep, GP with Mr. Dheeraj Sharma, Adv. in Item No. 102 Mr Krishna Chaitanya, GP with Mr.
Divyansh Singh Dev, Adv in item No. 103 Mrs. S. S. Surana, CGSC with Mr. Sarthak Rana, G. P. in Item No. 103 Ms Pushti Gupta, SPC in Item No. 104 Mr. Jivesh Kumar Tiwari, CGSC with Ms Samiksha, Advs. in Item No. 105 Mr Syed Abdul Haseeb, CGSC with Ms Nasreen Khatoon, Mr Muhammad Aamir Khan and Mr Syed Abdur Rahman, Advs. in Item No. 106, 110, 113, 119 Mr. Manish Kumar, SPC with Mr. Rahul Kumar Sharma Govt Pleader for UOI in Item No. 107 Mr Abhishek Maratha, SPC with Ms Nupur Sharma, Advs. in Item No. 109 Mr Piyush Beriwal and Ms Ruchita Srivastava, Advs. in Item No. 110, 113, 123, 136, 182 Ms. Uma Prasuna Bachu, SPC for UOI in Item No. 111 Mr. Shivam Sachdeva, SPC for UOI in Item No. 112 Ms Ritu Reniwal, SrPC with Mr. Mahendra Kumawat, Advs. in Item No. 114 Mr. R. V. Sinha, SGSC with Mr. A. S. Singh, Adv. in Item No. 116 This is a digitally signed order. 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 23/05/2026 at 12:50:22
W.P.(C) 8154/2024 & connected matters Mr. Shagun Shahi Chugh, Mr. Varun Chugh and Ms. Ayushi Agarwal, Advs. for UOI in Item No.117, 130, 215 Ms. Avshreya Pratap Singh Rudy, CGSC with Ms. Usha Jamnal, Ms. Nyasa Sharma and Mr. Ankit Khatri, Advs. in Item No. 121, 122, 135, 138, 144 Mr P.S Singh, CGSC for UOI in Item 124 Mr. Vikas Kr. Sharma, SPC in Item No. 125 and 191 Mr Abhishek Yadav, Senior Panel Counsel for UOI in Item No. 124 Mr. Nirvikar Verma, SPC & Mr. Varun Kumar, Advs. in Item No. 128 Mr. Mohan Lal Gehlot, SPC with Mr.
Ratan Prakash, Advs. in Item No. 129 Mr Sanjeev Sabharwal SPC for UOI in Item No. 131, 171 Mr. Manish Kumar, SPC alongwith Mr. Kamaldeep, GP and Mr. Dheeraj Sharma, Adv. in Item No. 134 Mr. Neeraj, SPC with Mr. Soumyadip Chakraborty, Advs. in Item No. 137, 183, 222, 225 Mr. Hussain Taqvi, Sr. Panel Counsel with Ms. Kumail Fatima, Soumya and Mr. Waseem, Advs. in Item No. 138 Mr. Anshuman, SPC in Item No. 141 Mr. Ravi Kant Srivastava, Senior Panel Counsel with Ms. Laavanya Kaushik, GP, with Mr. Robert Laishram and Ms. Khyaati Bansal, Advs. in Item No. 142 Mr. Jivesh Kumar Tiwari, CGSC with Ms. Samiksha, Advs. in Item No. 143 Mr. Ashish Goyal, SPC with Dr. Anurag Singhal, Advs. in Item No. 145 Mr. Jitesh Vikram Srivastava, SPC and Mr. Dipanshu Sharma, Advs. in Item No. 146 Mr. Kameshwar Nath Mishra, Sr. Panel Counsel with Mr. Kamaldeep, GP and Mr. Dheeraj Sharma, Adv. in Item No. 147 Mr. Vedansh Anand, SPC with Mr. Kush Garg, Mr. Mohit Bhardwaj and Ms. Akanksha Singh, Advs. in Item No. 148 Mr Abhishek Yadav, Senior Panel Counsel for UOI in Item No. 151 Mr. Manoj Kumar Tyagi, SPC in Item No. 152 Mr. Raj Kumar, CGSC with Ms Vandana Sachdeva, Mr Ankit Choudhary, Mr Sumit Choudhary, Mr Sushant Rana and Ms Vidushi Sah, Advs. in Item No. 153 Mr. Kamaldeep, GP with Mr. Dheeraj Sharma Adv. in Item No. 154 Mr. Rajendra Sahu, SPC & Mr. Ratan Prakash, GP in Item No. 155 Mr. Raghvendra Shukla, SPC with Mr. Dushyant, GP and Mr. Asra, Advs. in Item No. 156 This is a digitally signed order. 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 23/05/2026 at 12:50:22
W.P.(C) 8154/2024 & connected matters Mr.
Ajit Kumar Pathak, SPC with Mr. Chetan Jadon GP, Mr. Sudhir Singh & Ms. Akriti Pathak, Advs. in Item No. 157 Mr. Rishabh Sahu, SPC with Mr. Chetan Jadon, GP in Item No. 158 Mr. Sandeep Vishnu, SPC-UOI in Item No. 159 Ms. Sangita Malhotra, SPC with INS Yashpal CISF Airport in Item No. 160, 218 Mr. Vikrant Nilesh Goyal and Ms. Laavanya Kaushik, Advs. in Item No. 162, 221 Mr. Himanshu Pathak, SPC along with Mr. Mohit Gupta, Advs. in Item No. 164, 181 Mr. Nirvikar Verma, SPC & Mr. Varun Kumar, Advs. in Item No. 165, 167 Mr. Shankar Kumar Jha, SPC, UOI in Item No. 166 Ms. Richa Dhawan, SPC with Mr. Anuj Chaturvedi, Ms. Yashita Jain, Advs. in Item No. 168 Mr. Tanveer Ahmed Ansari, SPC in Item No. 170 Mr. Badar Mahmood, SPC for UOI with Mr. Ammar Ahmad, Advs. in Item No. 173 Mr. Rajendra Sahu, SPC & Mr. Ratan Prakash, GP in Item No. 175 Mr. Sahil Munjal, SPC with Ms. Rhea Gandhi and Ms. Nancy Singh, Advs. in Item No. 176 Mr. Rakesh Kumar SPC with Mr. Sunil, Advs. in Item No. 177 Mr. Jitendra Kumar Tripathi, Adv. in Item No. 177 Mr Harsh Kumar, SPC with Mr Shekhar Kumar, Ms Sikha Gogoi and Mr Neel Kumar Sharma, Advs. in Item No. 178 Ms Ekta Choudhary, Ms Priya Rathi and Ms Rushali Sikand, Advs. in Item No. 179 Mr. Vedansh Anand, SPC with Mr. Ravi Mittal, GP with Mr. Mohit Bhardwaj, Ms. Akanksha Singh and Mr. Kush Garg, Advs. in Item No. 180 Mr. Farman Ali, CGSC with Ms. Usha Jamnal, Adv. with DC Sohail Rafat, Insp Sanjay Kumar and Insp Yeshpal for CISF in Item No. 184 Mr Kavindra Kumar Gill, Senior Panel Counsel for UOI in Item No. 184 Mr. Sahaj Gar, SPC with Mr. Rudra Paliwa, GP in Item No. 190 Mr. Ajay Chowdhary, SPC alongwith Mr.
Shivam Sharma, GP in Item No. 201 Ms. Rubina Arora, Senior Panel Counsel with Inspector Yeshpal, AC. Dhruv Kumar in Item No. 202 Ms. Akanksha Gupta, SPC in Item No. 203 Mr. Prateek Tanwar, SPC, UOI in Item No. 205 This is a digitally signed order. 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 23/05/2026 at 12:50:22
W.P.(C) 8154/2024 & connected matters Mr Amit Rana and Mr. Kavinder Kumar Gill, Advs. in Item No. 206 Mr. Jitendra Kumar Tripathi, Adv. in Item No. 207 Mr. Vivekanand Mishra, Senior Panel Counsel, UOI in Item No. 207 Ms. Chhavi Khandelwal, SPC and Mr. Sumit Ranjan GP in Item No. 210 Mr. Abhinav Singh, Adv. in Item No. 211 Ms. Aishwarya Chhabra, SPC with Mr. Amit Acharya, GP in Item No. 214 Mr. Anshuman, SPC in Item No. 217 Mr Kanishk Kharbanda, SPC with Mr Akash Gupta, GP in Item No. 220 Mr. Sahaj Gar, SPC with Mr. Himanshu Chauha, GP in Item No. 224
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN O R D E R %
21.05.2026
1. This is batch of 110 cases wherein identical prayers have been made. The Petitioners in all the writ petitions are serving in Central Industrial Security Force. They are posted in different cities. They pray for issuance of a Writ in the nature of Mandamus thereby directing the Respondents to grant additional 5% HRA from the respective dates as given in the chart which shall form part of this
order as mark ‘C-1’.
2. In fact, the Petitioners claim that the matter in issue is squarely covered in their favour by a judgment passed by the Division Bench of this Court in the case of Jaspal Singh Mann v. Union of India & Ors. : 2009 ILR 1 Delhi 165.
3. Thereafter, there has been a series of judgments passed by this Court to the same effect.
4. By order dated 08.02.2024, the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the case of Union of India & Ors. v. Paramisivan M. : Civil Appeal No. This is a digitally signed order. 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 23/05/2026 at 12:50:22
W.P.(C) 8154/2024 & connected matters 4967/2023, has upheld the judgment passed by this Court in the case of Jaspal Singh Mann v. Union of India & Ors. (supra).
5.
Learned counsel representing the Respondents submits that in view of Rule 61 of Central Industrial Security Force Rules, 2001 read with Office Memorandum dated 31.07.2017, the Petitioners are not entitled to additional 5% HRA.
6. It is evident that this objection was considered by Division Bench of this Court in the case of Jaspal Singh Mann v. Union of India & Ors. (supra) and other judgments. Hence, it is not open to the Respondents to take this objection once again.
7. In view of the aforesaid, the present writ petitions are allowed in terms of judgment passed by Division Bench of this Court in the case of Jaspal Singh Mann v. Union of India & Ors. (supra).
8. The Respondents are directed to release the amount payable to the Petitioners within a period of next 03 months.
9. A photocopy of the Order passed today be kept in the connected matters.
ANIL KSHETARPAL, J AMIT MAHAJAN, J MAY 21, 2026 ‘KDK’ This is a digitally signed order. 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 23/05/2026 at 12:50:22