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Gyanveer Singh v. Union of India & Ors.

Delhi HC17 Feb 2026W.P.(C)/2235/2026

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What is this about?

Ex-gratia compensation; DG BSF; BSF disability; MHA Office Memorandum dated 21.04.2011; Office Memorandum dated 07.06.2017; CCS (EOP) Rules; 9% interest from date of disability; writ of mandamus; Kalu Ram v. Union of India, W.P.(C) No. 4042/2025, 10.12.2025, 2025:DHC:11188-DB; petition treated as representation; consideration within 12 weeks; liberty to approach Court; W.P.(C) 2235/2026; Delhi High Court; disposed of.

What did the court decide?

Petition disposed of with a direction to the respondents to treat the petition as a representation and, in view of the Kalu Ram judgment and the petitioner's medical record, consider the prayer for grant of ex-gratia compensation within 12 weeks; liberty reserved to the petitioner to approach the Court if aggrieved. No ex-gratia amount was awarded by this order itself. ¶15

Gyanveer Singh Vs Union of India & Ors. — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner is entitled to a mandamus directing the DG BSF to release benefits of ex-gratia compensation in his favour as stipulated under the Office Memoranda dated 21.04.2011 and 07.06.2017 issued by MHA, along with 9% interest from the date of disability, in light of the judgment in Kalu Ram v. Union of India.

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Court's answer

The respondents shall consider the petition as a representation and, keeping in view the judgment of this Court in Kalu Ram and the medical record of the petitioner, consider the petitioner's prayer for grant of ex-gratia compensation within 12 weeks.

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Ratio / Principle

If the petitioner is aggrieved by any order passed pursuant to the direction, he may approach the Court in accordance with law.

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High Court of Delhi (V. Kameswar Rao & Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora, JJ.) disposed of W.P.(C) 2235/2026 (Gyanveer Singh v. Union of India & Ors.), in which the petitioner sought a mandamus directing the DG BSF to release ex-gratia compensation benefits under MHA Office Memoranda dated 21.04.2011 and 07.06.2017, with 9% interest from the date of disability, relying on Kalu Ram v. Union of India (W.P.(C) No. 4042/2025, decided 10.12.2025; 2025:DHC:11188-DB), where ex gratia compensation under the CCS (EOP) Rules was directed to be disbursed within two weeks, failing which it would carry interest @ 12% per annum. This Court did not itself award compensation; it directed the respondents to consider the petition as a representation and, keeping in view the Kalu Ram judgment and the petitioner's medical record, consider the prayer for ex-gratia compensation within 12 weeks, with liberty to the petitioner to approach the Court in accordance with law if aggrieved by the order passed.

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$~72

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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W.P.(C) 2235/2026 GYANVEER SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Abhay Kumar Bhargava, Mr. Satyaarth Sinha, Ms. Shradha Mewati and Mr. Ajinkya Dhalwade, Advs.

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versus

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UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Vinay Yadav, CGSC, Mr. Vipul Kumar, Ms. Kamna Behrani, Mr. Neeraj P. Raj, Advs., Inspector Abhishek Singh and HC Jitendra Mishra.

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. KAMESWAR RAO HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA O R D E R % 17.02.2026

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This petition has been filed with the following prayer:-

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“i. Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, directing the DG BSF to release benefits of ex-gratia compensation in favour of the petitioner as stipulated under Offi ce Memorandum dated 21.04.2011 and Office Memorandum dated 07.06.20 17 issued by the Respondent No. 1 i.e. MHA along with 9% interest from the date of disability, in the light of the judgement passed by the Hon'ble Delhi High Court dated 10.12.2025 IN W.P (C) NO. 4042/2025, TITLED KALU RAM VS. UNION OF INDIA.”

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Mr. Abhay Bhargava, learned counsel for the petitioner has drawn our

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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 23/02/2026 at 12:02:50

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attention to the judgment of this Court in the case of Kalu Ram v. Union of India & Ors., 2025:DHC:11188-DB wherein this Court while considering an identical issue has in paragraph 10 stated as under:-

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“10. Accordingly, we direct that ex gratia compensation, in terms of the CCS (EOP) Rules, be disbursed to the petitioner positively within two weeks from today, failing which the said amount shall carry interest @ 12% per annum till the date of actual payment.”

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Appropriate shall be the respondents consider the petition as a representation and keeping in view the judgment given by this Court and also the medical record of the petitioner, consider the prayer of the petitioner for grant of ex-gratia compensation, within 12 weeks from today. If the petitioner is aggrieved by any order to be passed, he can approach the Court in accordance with law.

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The petition is, accordingly, disposed of.

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V. KAMESWAR RAO, J

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MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA, J

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FEBRUARY 17, 2026 /sr

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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 23/02/2026 at 12:02:50

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