Batch of nine writ petitions by trainees whose services were dispensed with after being found unfit for rigorous training. The Supreme Court is seized of the issue in a suo motu petition, so the Delhi High Court disposed of the petitions with liberty to file fresh writ petitions if their cause survives.
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UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 13116/2018 EX GC ASHUTOSH KUMAR .....Petitioner
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UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 2403/2019 EX GC DHRUV JAMWAL .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 7792/2019 EX GC AMIT DUBEY .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondent + W.P.(C) 525/2021 EX GC ABHISHEK SINGH .....Petitioner versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 3609/2022 GC FREDDY MATHEW .....Petitioner
W.P.(C) 469/2013 and connected matters
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| versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS |
.....Respondents | |
|---|---|---|
| + | W.P.(C) 6821/2022 EX GC KETAN BHATEJA |
.....Petitioner |
| versus | ||
| UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. | .....Respondents | |
| + | W.P.(C) 15756/2025 EX GC OTA HARTEJ SINGH KOCHHER |
.....Petitioner |
| versus | ||
| UNION OF INDIA THROUGH & ORS. | .....Respondents | |
| + | W.P.(C) 15848/2025 EX GC OTA BADVELLI RAM MOHAN |
.....Petitioner |
| versus | ||
| UNION OF INDIA & ORS. | .....Respondents | |
| App | earances: |
For Petitioners: Mr. Atul Singh, Mr. Shreshtah Raj Shrivastava and Mr. Manish Basista in Item 53. Mr. Ankur Chhibber, Advocate in Item 54. Mr. Indra Sen Singh, Mr. Abhishek Singh, Mr. Nasir Mohd, Ms. Kaberi Sharma, Advocates in Item Nos. 59 & 60. For Respondents: Mr. Vivek Goyal, CGSPC with Mr. Aryan Aggarwal, Advocates in Item 52. Sgt Mritunjay, Sgt Padam Dan Charan DAV
W.P.(C) 469/2013 and connected matters
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Ms. Shiva Lakshmi (SPC) in Item 53 also Mr. Naginder Benipal, SPC for UOI Mr. Naveen Chaudhary, Mr.Shivam Chanana, Mr. Ankit Siwach, Mr. Udit Vaghela, Adv Mr. Saarthak Sethi, Mr. Arjun Baliyan, Adv Mr. Jaskaran Singh, Advocates. Ms.Amrita Prakash, CGSC with Mr.Vishal Ashwani Mehta, Advocate in Item 54
Mr. Syed Abdul Haseeb CGSC with Mr. Muhammad Aamir Khan and Mr. Syed Abdur Rahman, Advocates in Item 55 also Mr. Vikrant Nilesh Goyal, Mr. Yash Basoya, Mr. Inderpreet Singh, Mr. Kunal Dixit. Mr. Neeraj (SPC), Mr. Soumyadip Chakraborty in Item 57. Ms. Anjali Vohra, Advocate for R5 in Item 57.
Ms. Radhika Bishwajit Dubey CGSC alongwith Ms Gurleen Kaur Waraich and Mr Kritarth Upadhyay Advocate in Item 59. Mr. Mukul Singh (CGSC), Mr. Adhiraj Singh (GP), Mr. Aryan Dhaka (Adv), Ms. Sunidhi Tyagi (Adv) in Item 60. Major Kanika Sharma, Army in Item Nos. 53 to 60.
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN
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O R D E R 20.04.2026
W.P.(C) 469/2013 and connected matters
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ANIL KSHETARPAL, J
AMIT MAHAJAN, J
APRIL 20, 2026 DU
W.P.(C) 469/2013 and connected matters
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1 issue framed by the court
Should these writ petitions concerning trainees found unfit and discharged be decided now or await the Supreme Court's decision in Suo Motu Writ Petition (Civil) 6/2025?
Nidhi Verma
Ex GC Ashutosh Kumar
Ex GC Dhruv Jamwal
Ex GC Amit Dubey
Ex GC Abhishek Singh
GC Freddy Mathew
Anil Kshetarpal
Amit Mahajan
As recorded by the court registry
A petition under Article 226 of the Constitution asking a High Court to issue a writ against the State or a public authority in a civil matter.
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