W.P.(C) 13208/2025 Page 1 of 2 $~55 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 13208/2025 & CM APPL. 54131-32/2025 ANAND KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ankur Chhibber, Mr. Yogesh Mahur and Mr. Harkesh Parasher, Advocates. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Neeraj Dubey, SPC with Mr. Rishav Kashyap, G.P., Mr. Aman Sinha and Mr. Amitabh Pandey, Advocates for R-1. Mr. Digvijay Rai, Standing Counsel with Mr. Archit Mishra, Advocate and Mr. Yoginder Choudhary, Law Officer, AAI. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN O R D E R % 29.08.2025 1. When the matter was taken up for hearing, Mr. Digvijay Rai, learned Standing Counsel for Airports Authority of India [“AAI”], relied upon a judgment passed by a coordinate Bench of this Court in Ankita Meena vs. Airport Authority of India and Anr. [2024 SCC OnLine Del 587], which concerned an identical question with regard to the very same post in AAI. 2. I had therefore dictated an order in Court, dismissing the writ petition 3. Before signing the order, however, my attention has been drawn to the decision of the Division Bench of this Court in LPA 175/2024, against the aforesaid judgment, which was also carried to the Supreme 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 02/09/2025 at 12:43:54 W.P.(C) 13208/2025 Page 2 of 2 Court in SLP (C) No. 15518/2024. These decisions prima facie appear to have a material bearing in the facts of this case, but were not brought to my attention during the course of the hearing. 4. In order to enable learned counsel to address on these decisions, the Registry is directed to list the petition on 01.09.2025, in the category of “For Directions” matters. The Court Master is directed to inform learned counsel for the parties. PRATEEK JALAN, J AUGUST 29, 2025 UK/AD/ 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 02/09/2025 at 12:43:54