$~47 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 7293/2026, CM APPL. 35675/2026 and CM APPL. 35676/2026 BABU SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Akshay Sharma, Adv. versus UNION OF INDIA & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Puja S. Kalra and Mr. Vinod. Mr. Vinod Sawant, LO, Mr. Ajay Pal AC/Law, Insp Athurv and Mr. Ramniwas Yadav – CRPF. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN O R D E R % 22.05.2026 1. By way of the present Writ Petition, the Petitioner assails the order dated 12.05.2026 [hereinafter referred to as „Impugned Order‟], whereby the Petitioner‟s promotion to the rank of ASI (MT) was cancelled and he was demoted to the rank of HC (Driver). 2. Issue Notice of Motion. 3. Ms. Puja S. Kalra, Advocate accepts Notice of Motion of behalf of the Respondents. 4. Admittedly, the Petitioner‟s demotion from the rank of ASI (MT) to the rank of HC (Driver) was effected without giving him any show cause notice. Learned counsel representing the Respondent does not dispute this fact. 5. Keeping in view the aforesaid position, the Impugned Order is 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 25/05/2026 at 12:55:02 quashed with liberty to the Respondents to pass a fresh order after granting opportunity of hearing and serving show cause notice to the Petitioner. 6. Hence, the present Writ Petition, along with pending applications, is disposed of. ANIL KSHETARPAL, J. AMIT MAHAJAN, J. MAY 22, 2026 s.godara/kb 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 25/05/2026 at 12:55:02