Dismissed¶¶24

Chadala Balakrishna v. Union of India & Ors.

Delhi HC13 Apr 2026W.P.(C)/4824/2026

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

W.P.(C) 4824/2026, High Court of Delhi, order dated 13.04.2026 (Anil Kshetarpal & Amit Mahajan, JJ.): writ petition dismissed for unexplained delay of nearly 33 months in challenging removal-from-service order dated 13.06.2023; absence without sanctioned leave since 20.01.2023; claimed mother's medical emergency; no formal leave application, statutory appeal or revision filed; representations/notice held insufficient; writ jurisdiction declined; exemption application CM APPL. 23646/2026 allowed.

What did the court decide?

The Petitioner's representations against his dismissal and the notice sent (which was responded to) do not furnish sufficient explanation for the colossal delay in filing the writ petition. ¶¶22

Chadala Balakrishna Vs Union of India & Ors. — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

¶1

$~70

¶2

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

¶3

- W.P.(C) 4824/2026

¶4

CHADALA BALAKRISHNA .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Saroj Kumar Singh, Adv.

¶5

versus

¶6

UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Hussain Taqvi, Sr. Panel Counsel along with Ms. Nasreen, GP and Ms. Soumya Saxena, Adv. for UOI Ms. Nasreen Khatoon, G.P for Union of India

¶7

CORAM:

¶8

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN

¶9

O R D E R

¶10

% 13.04.2026

¶11

CM APPL. 23646/2026 (for exemption)

¶12

Exemptions allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

¶13

The application stands disposed of.

¶14

W.P.(C) 4824/2026

¶15

Through the present writ petition, which has been filed in the month of March, 2026, the Petitioner essentially assails the correctness of order dated 13.06.2023, whereby he was removed from service on account of his absence without any sanctioned leave.

¶16

It has been found that the Petitioner absented without leave since 20.01.2023. Subsequently, the unit where the Petitioner was posted was moved to Baramulla. The Petitioner never reported back.

¶17

Now, the Petitioner claims that he was absent due to health

¶18

This is a digitally signed order.

¶19

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 16/04/2026 at 13:22:45

¶20

problem of his mother. The Petitioner claims that his mother was admitted in hospital on 27.03.2022 and discharged after a few days on 05.04.2022. Thereafter, she again underwent a surgical procedure on 22.01.2023. Although the Petitioner claims that he was not granted leave despite multiple requests, no formal application requesting for leaves has been placed on record to credence the said assertion and the Petitioner admittedly absented himself without being granted any leaves.

¶21

Moreover, the Petitioner also never filed any statutory appeal or revision petition against the order of removing him from service. There is absolutely no explanation for delay of nearly 33 months in preferring the present petition.

¶22

Learned counsel representing the Petitioner submits that he has been making representations against his dismissal, and had sent a notice which was responded to. Such notice or representation does not furnish sufficient explanation for colossal delay in filing the writ petition.

¶23

Hence, no ground is made out to exercise writ jurisdiction.

¶24

The present petition is dismissed in the aforesaid terms.

¶25

ANIL KSHETARPAL, J

¶26

AMIT MAHAJAN, J

¶27

APRIL 13, 2026 “SS”

¶28

This is a digitally signed order.

¶29

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 16/04/2026 at 13:22:45

Chadala Balakrishna v. Union of India & Ors.

Case brief

What is this about?

What did the court decide?

Chadala Balakrishna v. Union of India & Ors.

Case brief

What is this about?

What did the court decide?

What the court decided

Issues for consideration

Procedural history

Parties & counsel

Coram

Case details

Similar cases

Dr. Vaisakh Sanal Vs Maulana Azad Medical College

Anita Kumari Shimar Vs Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Ors.

Jagdish Chander Bhatla Vs the Registrar Co-Operative Societies & Ors.

All India Institute of Medical Sciences & Anr. Vs Vinod Kumar Vishwakarma

Samrita Singh Vs Bank of India & Ors.

Sanjay Kuamr Vs Govt. of NCT of Delhi and Anr.

Babu Lal Koli Vs United India Insurance Co. Ltd.

Devendra Singh Vs the Bses & Ors.

Badam Singh and Ors. Vs Railway Protection Force and Ors.

Sunita Devi Vs Union of India & Ors.

Padala Ravi Sankar and Ors. Vs Union of India and Ors.

Gaurav Singh Vs Union of India & Ors.

Ch. Nookaratnam Vs Union of India & Ors.

Vivek Insa Vs Union of India and Ors.