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Pramendra Kumar and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.

Delhi HC17 Sept 2025W.P.(C)/9800/2020

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Delhi HC W.P.(C) 9800/2020, disposed 17.09.2025, Navin Chawla & Madhu Jain JJ.; writ petition against Tribunal Order 11.11.2020 in OA No. 693/2020 (Anil Kumar Chauhan & Ors. v. UOI) quashing letters dated 15.05.2014 and 31.12.2019 on MCM as feeder category for Chargeman Gr-II/Gr-1/(Technical), HSK-I-only promotion direction; mooted by MoD Chargeman (Technical) Group B Post Recruitment Rules 2024 (notified 21.05.2024, gazette 13.06.2024); petition disposed, promotions per law, pending applications disposed.

What did the court decide?

Writ petition disposed of as nothing survives; official respondents allowed to make promotions in accordance with law; all pending applications disposed of. ¶16

Pramendra Kumar and Ors. Vs Union of India and Ors. — Delhi HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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Outcome

Writ petition disposed of as nothing survives; official respondents allowed to make promotions in accordance with law; all pending applications disposed of.

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Issue for consideration

Challenge to the Tribunal's Order dated 11.11.2020 in OA No. 693/2020 (Anil Kumar Chauhan & Ors. Vs. Union of India & Ors.), by which the O.A. of Respondent Nos. 4 to 21 was allowed, the letters dated 15.05.2014 and 31.12.2019 were quashed to the extent MCM were proposed as a feeder category for Chargeman Gr-II, Gr-1 or Chargeman (Technical), and only eligible HSK-I were to be considered for promotion to Chargeman as per RRs. +1 more

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Ratio / Principle

In view of the notification of the 'Ministry of Defence, Indian Ordnance Factories Organisation, Chargeman (Technical), Group B Post, Recruitment Rules 2024' (notified 21.05.2024, gazetted 13.06.2024) during the pendency of the petition, nothing survives in the present writ petition.

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Key takeaways

The writ petition is disposed of, allowing the official respondents to make promotions in accordance with law, and all pending applications also stand disposed of.ratio¶16

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Writ Petition (Civil) No. 9800/2020 (with connected CM applications) — Pramendra Kumar and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors. — decided 17.09.2025 by the High Court of Delhi (Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Navin Chawla and Hon'ble Ms. Justice Madhu Jain). The petitioners challenged the Order dated 11.11.2020 passed by the learned Tribunal in OA No. 693/2020 (Anil Kumar Chauhan & Ors. Vs. Union of India & Ors.), wherein the O.A. filed by Respondent Nos. 4 to 21 was allowed: the respondents' letters dated 15.05.2014 and 31.12.2019 (and letters referred therein) were quashed and set aside to the extent MCM were proposed to be treated as one of the feeder categories for the post of Chargeman Gr-II, Gr-1 or Chargeman (Technical), interim orders stood vacated, and the respondents were directed to consider only eligible HSK-I for promotion to the post of Chargeman as per RRs. During the pendency of the petition, the Government of India notified the 'Ministry of Defence, Indian Ordnance Factories Organisation, Chargeman (Technical), Group B Post, Recruitment Rules 2024' on 21.05.2024, published in the Official Gazette on 13.06.2024 and thereby operative. Holding that nothing therefore survived in the petition, the Bench disposed of it, allowing the official respondents to make promotions in accordance with law, and disposed of all pending applications. No monetary quantum involved; no independent precedent engaged with.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- W.P.(C) 9800/2020, CM APPL. 31218/2020, CM APPL. 31219/2020, CM APPL. 8179/2021, CM APPL. 32225/2022, CM APPL. 55307/2022, CM APPL. 5346/2023, CM APPL. 49081/2024, CM APPL. 35479/2025

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PRAMENDRA KUMAR AND ORS .....Petitioners Through: Mr. MK Bhardwaj, Ms. Sanya Narula, Mr. Praveen Kaushik, Advs.

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versus

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UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sushil Kumar Pandey, Ms. Neha Yadav, Mr. Jitasha Bahl, Ms. Neha Sharma, Advs. for Respondent no. 1 to 3.

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Mr. Saurabh Ahuja, Adv. for Respondent nos. 4 to 21 (except Respondent no. 6 & 14).

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN O R D E R % 17.09.2025

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This petition has been filed challenging the Order dated 11.11.2020 passed by the learned Tribunal in OA No. 693/2020 , titled Anil Kumar Chauhan & Ors. Vs. Union of India & Ors. disposing of the said O.A. filed by the Respondent nos. 4 to 21 herein, with the following directions: -

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“28. In view of the foregoing, the pleas put forth by the applicants are gaining acceptability. Accordingly, OA is allowed.

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The respondents letter dated 15.05.2014 and 31.12.2019 and the other letters referred therein, are quashed and set aside to the extent that MCM were proposed to be treated to be one of the feeder category for the post of Chargeman Gr-II, Gr-1 or Chargeman (Technical). This consideration cannot be extended to the MCMs so long as the RRs do not expressly provide for it.

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This is a digitally signed order.

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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 24/09/2025 at 12:26:16

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29. With this, the interim orders passed are rendered infructuous and accordingly stand vacated. The respondents shall consider the eligible HSK-I only, for promotion to the post of Chargeman as per RRs.”

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During the pendency of the present petition, the Government of India has notified the ‘Ministry of Defence, Indian Ordnance Factories Organisation, Chargeman (Technical), Group B Post, Recruitment Rules 2024’ on 21.05.2024, and the same have been published in the Official Gazette on 13.06.2024, thereby coming into operation.

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In view of the above, nothing survives in the present petition. The same is disposed of, allowing the official respondents to make promotions in accordance with law. All the pending applications also stand disposed of.

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NAVIN CHAWLA, J

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MADHU JAIN, J

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2025 /prg/RM

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This is a digitally signed order.

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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 24/09/2025 at 12:26:16

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