Om Prakash Gupta v. Union of India and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: additional 5% HRA; House Rent Allowance; CISF; Central Industrial Security Force Rules, 2001; Rule 61; Office Memorandum dated 31.07.2017; Jaspal Singh Mann v. Union of India & Ors.; 2009 ILR 1 Delhi 165; Union of India & Ors. v. Paramisivan M.; Civil Appeal No. 4967/2023; mandamus; batch of 110 writ petitions; arrears release within 03 months. Substance: Delhi HC Division Bench (Anil Kshetarpal & Amit Mahajan, JJ.), order dated 21.05.2026 — writ petitions by serving CISF personnel for additional 5% HRA allowed in terms of the Division Bench judgment in Jaspal Singh Mann (2009 ILR 1 Delhi 165), earlier upheld by the Supreme Court on 08.02.2024 in Civil Appeal No. 4967/2023; Respondents' Rule 61/OM 31.07.2017 objection held precluded as already considered and rejected; amounts payable to be released within three months.
What did the court decide?
Batch of 110 writ petitions allowed in terms of the Division Bench judgment in Jaspal Singh Mann v. Union of India & Ors. (2009 ILR 1 Delhi 165); Respondents directed to grant additional 5% HRA from respective dates and to release the amount payable to the Petitioners within 03 months.