W.P.(C) 13785/2026 $~4 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010446782026 + W.P.(C) 13785/2026 AJEET SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Arpan Singh, Advocate. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Ripudaman Bhardwaj, CGSC with Mr. Sanjay Pal, Advocate for R-1. Mr. A.P. Singh, Advocate for R-2. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN O R D E R % 30.09.2026 1. The petitioner is an employee of respondent No. 2 - Inland Waterways Authority of India [“IWAI”]. He has submitted a representation dated 17.10.2025 to respondent No. 1 – Union of India, contending that respondent No. 3 has been illegally appointed to the post of Assistant Secretary in IWAI. 2. By way of this petition, under Article 226 of the Constitution, the petitioner seeks a direction upon respondent No. 1 to dispose of his representation dated 17.10.2025. 3. Mr. A.P. Singh, learned counsel for respondent No. 2, who appears on advance notice, states that the petitioner’s grievance has already been addressed by respondent No. 2, by way of a communication dated 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 05/10/2026 at 11:04:11 W.P.(C) 13785/2026 30.01.2026. According to him, no representation in this regard is maintainable before the Ministry, as respondent No. 2 is an autonomous body created by statute. 4. As the prayer of the petitioner at this stage is only for a response to his representation, the petition is disposed of, with the direction that respondent No. 1 will respond to the petitioner’s representation within a period of two weeks from today. It is made clear that it is open to respondent No. 1 to take the position that the representation does not concern it, and that the matter has been adequately dealt with by respondent No. 2. 5. The rights and remedies of the petitioner, on merits, remain reserved. However, it is made clear that the pendency of the representation dated 17.10.2025 or this order is not intended to prejudice the ongoing disciplinary proceedings against the petitioner. 6. The petition is disposed of, in terms of the aforesaid. PRATEEK JALAN, J SEPTEMBER 30, 2026 ‘B’/SM/ 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 05/10/2026 at 11:04:11