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2025 DAILYLAW 46405 (DEL)

AJIT KUMAR CHOUDHARY v. SHRI AJAY KUMAR BHALLA AND ORS

CONT.CAS(C)/781/2023 · 2025-05-06

Anish Dayal

Special Leave Petitionbody2025

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$~26 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CONT.CAS(C) 781/2023 AJIT KUMAR CHOUDHARY .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ankur Chhibber, Mr. Nikunj Arora, Advocates versus SHRI AJAY KUMAR BHALLA AND ORS .....Respondent Through: Ms. Amrita Prakash, CGSC with Mr. Vishal Ashwani, Adv. for UOI CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANISH DAYAL O R D E R % 06.05.2025 1. The relevant directions passed in order dated 1st September 2022 in W. P. (C) NO. 7245/2019, of which compliance has been sought, is as under: “22. Under the facts and circumstances before us, we clarify that the petitioner will not be entitled to grant of back wages as he was not performing any duty of any senior post and had not in fact beengranted promotion. In view thereof the order dated 16.04.2019, whereby thepetitioner's representation dated 18.07.2018 for entitlement of back wages ornotional fixation of pay in the rank of Assistant Commandant was rejectedstands quashed in part as the petitioner is not held to the grant of backwages.” 2. The SLP against this order was dismissed by order dated 4th December 2023, giving a period of 10 weeks for compliance. 3. Counsel for respondent informs that an order has now been issued on 28th February 2025, where seniority of petitioner has been re-assigned at par with his immediate junior, with direction for notional fixation of pay vide 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 01/07/2025 at 01:35:13 order dated 4th February 2025. 4. Further case of conducting review DPC for grant of Senior Time Scale (‘STS’) as per Court’s order has been submitted to the Ministry of Home Affairs. 5. Copy of this order stands supplied to counsel for petitioner. 6. In view of the above, this Contempt Petition therefore, stands disposed of. 7. Order be uploaded on the website of this Court. ANISH DAYAL, J MAY 6, 2025/sm/na 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 01/07/2025 at 01:35:13