Flt. Lt Deeksha Shukla (Retd) v. Union of India Ministry of Defence & Anr.
Maintainability – Service matter – Writ petition by a retired Air Force officer
Case brief
What is this about?
W.P.(C) 13677/2025, High Court of Delhi, decided 04.09.2025 by C. Hari Shankar, J. and Om Prakash Shukla, J. Petition by retired Flight Lt Deeksha Shukla against Union of India, Ministry of Defence. On a preliminary objection by CGSC Dr. Vijender Singh Mehndiyan that the petition was not maintainable as the lis was amenable to the Armed Forces Tribunal, the Division Bench agreed: the dispute is a service matter and the petitioner is subject to the Air Force Act. Petition disposed of with liberty to withdraw and file an appropriate original application before the AFT. Keywords: maintainability, AFT Act, Air Force Act, service matter, withdrawal with liberty, Armed Forces Tribunal.
What did the court decide?
Permission to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to prosecute the same cause before the AFT by filing an appropriate original application.