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$~101 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 857/2026 MEETAINDRA JIVRAJ GOHIL .....Petitioner Through: Mr Himanshu Gautam and Ms. Niharika Punn, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Kshitij Chhabra, SPC, Mr. Sambhav Sharma and Mr. Hardik Nain, Advs.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. KAMESWAR RAO HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA O R D E R % 21.01.2026
1. This petition has been filed with the following prayers:-
“a) Issue a writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, directing the Respondents to consider and decide the Petitioner’s resignation applications dated 20.10.2025 and 30.11.2025 in a fair, reasonable and time-bound manner, preferably within a period to be fixed by this Hon’ble Court; b) Issue a writ, order or direction directing the Respondents to pass a reasoned and speaking
order on the Petitioner’s resignation applications and communicate the same to the Petitioner forthwith; 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 29/01/2026 at 15:14:04
c) Award the cost and compensation to the Petitioner.”
2. Noting the prayers made in the petition, we are of the view, this petition shall be considered as a representation by also noting that recommendation has been made by the Commanding Officer, to be decided by the respondents within a period of six weeks from today.
3. With above observations, the petition is disposed of.
V. KAMESWAR RAO, J MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA, J JANUARY 21, 2026/sr 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 29/01/2026 at 15:14:04