$~88 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010349782026 + W.P.(C) 10869/2026, CM APPL. 50419-50420/2026 ASHOK KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Tashriq Ahmad, Mr. Syed Mehdi Imani, Ms. Farzeen Iqbal, Ms. Shailja Sharma, Mr. Nitin Singh, Advocates. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Ms. Rupali Bandhopadhya, SPC with Mr. Amit Peshwani, Advocate and Mr. Jitendra Kumar Tripathi, GP for UOI. Mr. Apoorv Agarwal, Mr. Gaurav Singh, Mr. Amanpreet Singh Chhabra, Ms. Shobha Bisht, Advocates for R-3. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA O R D E R % 04.08.2026 1. The Petitioner was serving on deputation from his parent organisation, Project & Equipment Corporation of India Limited, to the Central Government Employees Welfare Housing Organisation (Respondent No. 3), an autonomous organisation under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, for an approved tenure of five years. During the subsistence of the said tenure, the Petitioner was prematurely repatriated to his parent department. 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 06/08/2026 at 13:16:33 2. The principal grievance raised in the present petition is that the Petitioner had been prematurely repatriated without being served the requisite three months’ advance notice, as contemplated under the applicable DoPT guidelines. 3. In response, counsel for the Respondent No. 3, has handed over a communication dated 07th May, 2026 addressed by the Petitioner requesting that he be granted a three months’ notice period before his repatriation. It is submitted that the said request was accepted by the Respondent No. 3 on the very same day and communicated to the Petitioner, pursuant to which he was relieved only upon expiry of the three months on 06th August, 2026. The aforesaid communication and notice are taken on record. 4. In view of the aforesaid development, counsel for the Petitioner submits that he does not wish to press the present petition any further. 5. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn, along with all pending applications. SANJEEV NARULA, J AUGUST 4, 2026/ab 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 06/08/2026 at 13:16:33