$~13 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 9591/2026 JAI PUKAR RAI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Praveen Chandra, Advocate. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondent Through: Ms. Anasuya Choudhary, Advocate. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NITIN WASUDEO SAMBRE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT SHARMA O R D E R % 17.07.2026 1. While dismissing the petitioner from the service, period from 15th December, 2020 to 7th July, 2021 was considered to be ‘Dies Non’. According to the petitioner, an appeal was preferred on 2nd April, 2026 under Section 117 of the BSF Act, 1968 read with Rule 167(2) of the BSF Rules, 1969, which has not yet been decided. 2. The learned counsel for the respondents, on instructions, states that the appeal is pending consideration and shall be decided expeditiously. 3. In such an eventuality, we deem it appropriate to dispose of the present petition by directing the respondents to decide the statutory appeal preferred by the petitioner expeditiously and, in any case, within 12 weeks from today. 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 20/07/2026 at 11:46:37 4. The petition is accordingly disposed of. 5. Pending application(s), if any, also stands disposed of. NITIN WASUDEO SAMBRE, J AMIT SHARMA, J JULY 17, 2026/bsr/ah 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 20/07/2026 at 11:46:37