$~67 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010402122026 + W.P.(C) 12437/2026 & CM APPL. 65141/2026 RAMAMOORTHY V .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Abhay Kumar Bhargava and Mr. Satyaarth Sinha, Advocates. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Brijesh Yadav, SPC along with Ms. Nikita, Mr. Sandeep Yadav, Mr. Anirudh Nagar and Mr. Kunal Chaudhary, Advocates. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE NITIN WASUDEO SAMBRE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY SHARMA O R D E R % 22.09.2026 1. This Court, having regard to the nature of the prayer in the petition whereby a challenge has been presented to the Charge Memorandum dated 21st September, 2021 and the final order dated 8th April, 2022, directed the petitioner to explain the delay in preferring the present petition. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner has invited our attention to the pendency of his appeal/representation dated 3rd May, 2022 which was preferred and addressed to the Inspector General, APS Headquarters, Bengaluru. According to the learned counsel for the petitioner, pursuant to the order impugned dated 08th April, 2022, it was intimated to him in paragraph 16 that he can prefer an appeal against the impugned order, if he 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 26/09/2026 at 11:48:51 so desires, to the Inspector General, CISF, APS-II Hqrs., within a period of 30 days, and accordingly the aforesaid appeal/representation dated 03rd May, 2022 was preferred by the petitioner. 3. As against above, the learned counsel for the respondents submits that the instructions are awaited from the respondents in the matter as he is appearing on advance service of the copy of the petition. 4. He has sought time to take instructions in the matter. 5. The fact remains that, by way of the order impugned dated 08th April, 2022, the petitioner was made aware that he can prefer an appeal against the impugned order passed by the Deputy Instructor General to the Inspector General, if so desired, within a period of 30 days. The order was passed by the Deputy Inspector General on 08th April, 2022 whereas the petitioner preferred the representation in the form of an appeal to the Inspector General on 3rd May, 2022. 6. As such, it is depicted from the record that the petitioner has preferred the appeal/representation within the 30-days period as suggested/prescribed in the impugned order dated 8th April, 2022, and it is a categorical statement coming out from the learned counsel for the petitioner that the said appeal is yet to be decided. 7. In the aforesaid background, we deem it appropriate to dispose of the present petition by directing the respondents to decide the pending appeal of the petitioner, if not already decided, expeditiously, and in any case within a period of 12 weeks from today. The appeal/representation preferred by the petitioner is produced on Annexure A-2, appended with the CM Appl. No. 65141/2026 which is preferred for seeking production of documents. 8. Once the appeal is decided, and if the order passed is adverse to the 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 26/09/2026 at 11:48:51 interests of the petitioner, it is open for the petitioner to assail/question the same. 9. We make it clear that we have not gone into the merits of the matter. 10. The petition, as such, stands disposed of. Pending applications also stand disposed of. 11. The date already fixed i.e., 29th October, 2026 stands cancelled accordingly. NITIN WASUDEO SAMBRE, J SANJAY SHARMA, J SEPTEMBER 22, 2026 Sk/Gs 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 26/09/2026 at 11:48:51