Dismissed¶18

Satender Pal v. Union of India

Delhi HC23 Feb 2026W.P.(C)/2486/2026

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What is this about?

Honorary rank of Subinspector (SI); eligibility condition of six years of regular service as on 01.01.2025; crucial date of 1st January per letter dated 28.05.2025; petitioner promoted ASI on 05.03.2019 with claimed 39 years of service; vires of eligibility condition not challenged; writ petition challenging rejection order dated 06.08.2025 dismissed by High Court of Delhi (W.P.(C) 2486/2026, 23.02.2026).

What did the court decide?

Since 1st January is the crucial date for assessment for grant of honorary rank and assessment of affected personnel retiring or superannuating, it must be held that the petitioner did not have the relevant regular service. ¶16

Satender Pal Vs Union of India — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- W.P.(C) 2486/2026

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SATENDER PAL .....Petitioner

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Through: Mr. Yashpal Manda, Adv.

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versus

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UNION OF INDIA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Vikrant Nilesh Goyal, SPC and Ms. Laavanya Kaushik, Adv. along with SI Manju Nath, Ct. Sandeep Kumar and Ct. Rahul Singh. Mr. Vikrant N. Goyal, Adv.

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. KAMESWAR RAO HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA

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O R D E R

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% 23.02.2026

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This petition has been filed challenging the order dated 06.08.2025, whereby, the request of the petitioner for grant of honorary rank of Subinspector (SI) was rejected by the respondents on the ground that the petitioner did not have the requisite six years of regular service as on 01.01.2025.

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There is no dispute that the petitioner was promoted as Assistant Subinspector (ASI) on 05.03.2019 and as on 01.01.2025, he did not had the qualifying service of six years.

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Though, learned counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner has put in 39 years of service in the department and should have been given the honorary rank of SI. Given the stipulation in the letter dated 28.05.2025,

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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 26/02/2026 at 13:24:38

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inasmuch as, 1^st January, will be a crucial date for assessment for grant of honorary rank and assessment of affected personal who are retiring or superannuating, it must be held the petitioner did not had the relevant regular service.

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We are of the view that the respondents are right in stating that the petitioner did not have the requisite six years of regular service.

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Concedingly, the vires of the condition has not been challenged in this writ petition. We are of the view that the impugned letter dated 06.08.2025, cannot be faulted. The petition is without any merit, the same is dismissed.

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V. KAMESWAR RAO, J

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MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA, J

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FEBRUARY 23, 2026 rk

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This is a digitally signed order. 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 26/02/2026 at 13:24:38

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