In this petition for_setting aside_ orders declaring the petitioner unfit for Air Force recruitment, the Court held that an explanation involving RTI applications was untenable. The petition was dismissed as hopelessly barred by delay.
Dismissal of the Civil Writ Petition and the pending application as being hopelessly barred by delay and latches.
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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
RANJAN PANDEY ..... Petitioner Through: Mr.Sitesh Narayan Singh, Advocate
versus
UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. ..... Respondents Through: Mr.Kirtiman Singh & Mr.Saeed Qadri, Advocates
CORAM:
HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE HIMA KOHLI HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE PRATIBHA RANI
O R D E R % 19.02.2018
Act to gather information from the respondents/Air Force.
HIMA KOHLI, J.
PRATIBHA RANI, J.
FEBRUARY 19, 2018 ‘hkaur’
W.P.(C) 1533/2018
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2 issues framed by the court
Whether the Civil Writ Petition seeking setting aside of Medical Board orders declaring the petitioner unfit was time-barred due to inordinate delay and latches.
Whether reliance on RTI applications by the petitioner's father can justify the delay in approaching the court.
Ranjan Pandey
Union of India
Hima Kohli
Pratibha Rani
As recorded by the court registry
A petition under Article 226 of the Constitution asking a High Court to issue a writ against the State or a public authority in a civil matter.
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