Allowed

Mohan Singh Bisht v. Union of India & Ors.

Delhi HC8 Jan 2024W.P.(C)/175/2024

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

The High Court disposed of five connected writ petitions (W.P.s 172/2024, 175/2024, 178/2024, 188/2024, and 217/2024) by allowing them subject to exceptions. The court directed respondents to treat the petitions as representations based on a specific Supreme Court judgment.

What did the court decide?

Respondents directed to treat petitions as representations and dispose of them within six weeks.

Mohan Singh Bisht Vs Union of India & Ors. — Service and Employment | Delhi HC (2024)

¶1

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

¶2

% Date of decision: January 08, 2024 + W.P.(C) 172/2024 KESHAV DUTT UPRETI ..... Petitioner Through: Mr. Mahesh Srivastava, Advocate versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. ..... Respondents Through: Ms. Bharathi Raju, SPC with Ms. Archana Kumari (GP) for UOI + W.P.(C) 175/2024 MOHAN SINGH BISHT ..... Petitioner Through: Mr. Mahesh Srivastava, Advocate versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. ..... Respondents Through: Mr. Abhishek Saket, (SPGC) with Mr. Anirudh Shukla, GP. + W.P.(C) 178/2024 LALIT MOHAN KABDWAL ..... Petitioner Through: Mr. Mahesh Srivastava, Advocate versus UNION OF INDIA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY & ORS. ..... Respondents

¶3

Signature Not Verified

¶4

W.P.(C) 172/2024 & connected matters

¶5

Page 1 of 4

¶6

Digitally Signed By:BABLOO SHAH Signing Da te:0 9.01.2024 19:00:29

¶7

Through: Mr.Ankur Yadav, SPC with Mr. Rishesh Mani Tripathi (GP), Advocate for UOI

¶8

+ W.P.(C) 188/2024 BHAGAT RAM BHARDWAJ ..... Petitioner Through: Mr. Mahesh Srivastava, Advocate versus

¶9

UNION OF INDIA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY & ORS. ..... Respondents Through: Mr. Avnish Singh, SPC with Mr. Kapil Dev Yadav, GP, Mr. Vishal Kumar Yadav and Ms. Kanchan Kumari, Advocates for R-1 to 3 + W.P.(C) 217/2024 HARABINDA DEKA ..... Petitioner Through: Mr. Mahesh Srivastava, Advocate versus UNION OF INDIA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY & ORS.

¶10

..... Respondents Through: Mr. Hemant Kumar Yadav, SPC with Mr. Akash Meena, GP for UOI

¶11

CORAM:

¶12

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. KAMESWAR RAO HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE

¶13

J U D G M E N T

¶14

Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 172/2024 & connected matters By:BABLOO SHAH Signing Da te:0 9.01.2024 19:00:29

¶15

Page 2 of 4

¶16

V. KAMESWAR RAO, J. (ORAL)

¶17

CM APPL. 824/2024 in W.P.(C) 172/2024 CM APPL. 828/2024 in W.P.(C) 175/2024 CM APPL. 831/2024 in W.P.(C) 178/2024 CM APPL. 859/2024 in W.P.(C) 188/2024 & CM APPL. 1008/2024 in W.P.(C) 217/2024

¶18

Allowed, subject to just exceptions.

¶19

The applications are disposed of.

¶20

W.Ps.(C) 172/2024, 175/2024, 178/2024, 188/2024 & 217/2024

¶21

As identical reliefs have been prayed for in these petitions in as much as the respondents should extend the benefit of the judgment of the Supreme Court in the case of Director (Admn. And HR) KPTCL & Ors. versus C.P. Mundinamani & Ors. in Civil Appeal No. 2471/2023 decided on 11.04.2023, the same are decided by this common order.

¶22

Mr. Mahesh Shrivastava reiterates the prayers as sought in the writ petitions.

¶23

Senior Panel Counsel appear for the respondents state that each case is needed to be looked/confirmed on facts to ensure that the said case is covered by the judgment of the Supreme Court.

¶24

Noting the said submission(s) made, we dispose of all these petitions with a direction to the respondents to consider the writ petitions as representations on behalf of the petitioners in terms of the judgement of the Supreme Court referred to above and dispose of the same within a period of six weeks.

¶25

If the petitioners are entitled to the benefits as per the judgment of the Supreme Court, the same shall be released to them within a period of six

¶26

Signature Not Verified

¶27

W.P.(C) 172/2024 & connected matters

¶28

Page 3 of 4

¶29

Digitally Signed By:BABLOO SHAH Signing Da te:0 9.01.2024 19:00:29

¶30

weeks thereafter.

¶31

In the eventuality, the respondents are of the view that a petitioner(s) is not entitled to the benefits as sought, reasons thereof, shall be communicated to the said petitioner(s) in writing, and the said petitioner(s) shall be at liberty to seek such remedy as available in accordance of law.

¶32

The petitions stand disposed of.

¶33

A copy of this order be placed in all the petitions.

¶34

V. KAMESWAR RAO, J

¶35

SAURABH BANERJEE, J

¶36

JANUARY 8, 2024/So

¶37

Signature Not Verified

¶38

W.P.(C) 172/2024 & connected matters

¶39

Page 4 of 4

¶40

Digitally Signed By:BABLOO SHAH Signing Da te:0 9.01.2024 19:00:29

Mohan Singh Bisht v. Union of India & Ors.

Case brief

What is this about?

What did the court decide?

Mohan Singh Bisht v. Union of India & Ors.

Case brief

What is this about?

What did the court decide?

What the court decided

A compact analysis

Issues for consideration

Cases cited

Parties & counsel

Coram

Case details

Similar cases

Arun Garg Vs Income Tax Officer Ward 35 1 Delhi

Abc Rj Land 01 Pvt. Ltd. Vs Central Electricity Regulatory Commission & Ors.

Vivek Vs Municipal Corporation of Delhi

Om Narayan Singh Vs Union of India and Ors.

Brig Ranjit Kumar Vs Union of India & Ors.

Shri Ranjeet Vs Delhi Jal Board

Prakash Chand Sharma Vs Union of India & Ors.

Parivartan Residention Welfare Association Vs M.C.D and Ors.

Om Narayan Singh Vs Union of India and Ors.

Swr Rajendra Prasad Singh Vs Union of Indai through Its Secretary

Mohit Kumar Sharma Vs Union of India through Its Secretary & Ors.

Keshav Dutt Upreti Vs Union of India & Ors.

Lalit Mohan Kabdwal Vs Union of India through Its Secretary & Ors.

Bhagat Ram Bhardwaj Vs Union of India through Its Secretary & Ors.