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2025 DAILYLAW 47167 (DEL)

SARITA DEVI v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

W.P.(C)/3194/2024 · 2025-11-24

C Hari Shankar, Om Prakash Shukla

Writ Petition (Civil)body2025

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p. 1 $~27 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 3194/2024 SARITA DEVI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Yogendra Singh, Adv. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Mukul Singh, CGSC with Ms. Ira Singh and Mr. Aryan Dhaka, Advs. and Mr. Divyendra Singh, DC, JAG. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA O R D E R % 24.11.2025 1. This writ petition seeks ante-dating of seniority. 2. Learned Counsel for the petitioner acknowledges that if the prayers are granted, he would go above approximately 79 persons in seniority. Not one of them has been impleaded as a party. 3. The Supreme Court has held, times without number, that petitions seeking re-fixation of seniority without impleading necessary parties are not maintainable. 4. We are deluded by such petitions day in and day out. 5. Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed for non- impleadment of necessary parties, with liberty to the petitioner to reinstitute the petition after impleading necessary parties in 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 28/11/2025 at 15:26:12 p. 2 accordance with law laid down by the Supreme Court in that regard. C. HARI SHANKAR, J OM PRAKASH SHUKLA, J NOVEMBER 24, 2025/gunn 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 28/11/2025 at 15:26:12