$~43, 44, 47 & 48 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 18256/2025 & CM APPL. 75548/2025 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Major Anish Muralidhar (Army) versus EX NKDSCGD VITHAL DNYANU PATIL .....Respondent Through: None 44 + W.P.(C) 18426/2025 & CM APPL. 76294/2025, CM APPL. 76296/2025 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Major Anish Muralidhar (Army) Mr. Piyush Beriwal, Ms. Ruchita Srivastava and Mr. Sparsh Jain, Advocates versus NK DSC DEBENDRA PRASAD SINGH .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ravi Kumar, Advocate 47 + W.P.(C) 602/2026 & CM APPL. 2977/2026 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioner Through: Major Anish Muralidhar (Army) versus MISS SHANTU DEVI .....Respondent Through: None 48 + W.P.(C) 2189/2026 & CM APPL. 10597/2026, CM APPL. 10598/2026 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 17/07/2026 at 11:36:50 UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Atul Krishna, Sr. Panel Counsel Major Anish Muralidhar (Army) versus 1402730N EX NK TIKA RAM .....Respondent Through: None CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NITIN WASUDEO SAMBRE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT SHARMA O R D E R % 15.07.2026 1. We are informed by Major Anish Muralidhar that all these four writ petitions involve a common question of law which is already addressed by the Apex Court in its decision in the matter of ‘Union of India & Ors. v. Balakrishnan Mullikote’ reported in 2026 INSC 286. 2. In that view of the matter, all these writ petitions, in terms of the said judgment, as prayed by the representative of the petitioner, stand disposed of. 3. Pending applications also stand disposed of. NITIN WASUDEO SAMBRE, J AMIT SHARMA, J JULY 15, 2026/pr 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 17/07/2026 at 11:36:50