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Inderjit Kaur v. Union of India and Ors.

Delhi HC20 Jan 2026W.P.(C)/790/2026

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Inderjit Kaur v Union of India; Delhi High Court; W.P.(C) 790/2026; CM APPL. 3920/2026; writ of mandamus; Armed Force Tribunal Principal Bench New Delhi; Original Application no. 2118 of 2024; orders dated 22.05.2025 and 19.12.2025; early hearing of pending OA; disposal of petition; interim amount for medical treatment of petitioner's husband; Major Rajinder Singh; Ranjeet Mishra; Shagun Shahi Chugh; V. Kameswar Rao; Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora; 20 January 2026.

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The Court did not quash the AFT orders or direct any interim payment; it directed the petitioner to file a fresh application before the Armed Force Tribunal for early hearing of the pending Original Application, which the AFT shall decide in accordance with law; the petition and pending application were disposed of. ¶21

Inderjit Kaur Vs Union of India and Ors. — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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$~103

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- W.P.(C) 790/2026 CM APPL. 3920/2026 INDERJIT KAUR

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.....Petitioner

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Through: Mr Ranjeet Mishra, Advocate and Mr Jaspreet Singh, son of the petitioner.

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versus

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UNION OF INDIA AND ORS

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.....Respondents Through: Ms Shagun Shahi Chugh, Mr Varun Chugh, Ms Kavya Roy Chaudhary, Advocates with Major Anish Muralidhar in person.

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CORAM:

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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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% 20.01.2026

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This petition has been filed with the following prayers:-

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“1. Allow the present Petition and issue a writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction thereby quash the Orders dated 22.05.2025 and 19.12.2025 passed by the Ld. Armed Force Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi in Original Application no.2118 of 2024 titled as “Inderjit Kaur W/o Major Rajinder Singh vs Union of India & Ors.”; 2. Allow the present Petition and issue a writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction to the Ld. Armed Force Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi to decide and dispose of the Original Application no.2118 of 2024 titled as “Inderjit Kaur W/o Major Rajinder Singh vs Union of India & Ors.” at the earliest or in a time bound manner;

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3. Allow the present Petition and issue a writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or

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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 23/01/2026 at 12:46:29

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direction to the Ld. Armed Force Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi to direct the Respondent in the said O.A. to pay some interim amount towards the ongoing medical treatment of husband of the Petitioner; 4. Pass such other and further order(s) as this Hon'ble Tribunal may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the present application.”

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We have heard the learned counsel for the parties.

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Having heard the learned counsel for the parties and the son of the petitioner, we are of the view that the appropriate shall be for the petitioner to file a fresh application before the Armed Force Tribunal (AFT) for early hearing of the pending Original Application for the consideration of the AFT. The AFT shall decide the same in accordance with law.

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The petition along with pending application is disposed of.

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V. KAMESWAR RAO, J

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MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA, J

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JANUARY 20, 2026 M

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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 23/01/2026 at 12:46:29

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