SGT TUMMA SANTHOSH KUMAR v. UNION OF INDIA AND ORS
W.P.(C)/6649/2026 · 2026-05-14
Amit Mahajan, Anil Kshetarpal
Writ Petition (Civil)body2026
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32756/2026 & CM APPL. 32757/2026 SGT TUMMA SANTHOSH KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Counsel (appearance not given). versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Adv P.S Singh CGSC, Mr. Annu Singh, Mr. Rajneesh K Sharma, Ms. Shivangi Sharma, Mr. Aditya Tomar, M. Anil Vashisth (Officer from Airforce) for UOI. Mr. Kamlendra Mishra CGSC, Krishna Pandey, Adv. for R-1.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN O R D E R %
14.05.2026
1. The Petitioner assails the correctness of Order passed on 13.11.2025 by learned Armed Forces Tribunal (‘AFT’) whereby the learned Tribunal refused to interfere in the disciplinary proceedings initiated at the stage of issuance of Show Cause Notice when no reply was also filed by the Petitioner.
2.
Learned counsel representing the Respondent has submitted that pursuant to Show Cause Notice after Court of Enquiry, the Petitioner has been dismissed from service vide order dated 11.05.2026.
3. Keeping in view aforesaid development, the Petitioner, if so advised, may file fresh O.A. before learned AFT against the Order 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 16/05/2026 at 12:52:51
passed on 11.05.2026.
4. With these observations, the Writ Petition is disposed of. Pending applications also stand disposed of.
ANIL KSHETARPAL, J AMIT MAHAJAN, J MAY 14, 2026
“SK” 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 16/05/2026 at 12:52:51