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Dharamvir Singh v. Govind Mohan & Anr.

Delhi HC12 Feb 2026CONT.CAS(C)/384/2025

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Contempt petitions alleging non-compliance of earlier orders directing grant of second ACP benefits to CRPF personnel. The Court directed respondents to re-consider the Office Order dated 30.06.2025 granting ACP benefits, after hearing the petitioners, within four weeks, and disposed of the petitions with liberty to revive or seek further remedies.

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Dharamvir Singh Vs Govind Mohan & Anr. — Contempt of Court | Delhi HC (2026)

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CONT.CAS(C) 384/2025 and CM APPL.9839/2026 (delay) DHARAMVIR SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Dr. S.S. Hooda and Mr. Aayushman Aeron, Advocates. versus GOVIND MOHAN & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Rakesh Kumar, SPC alongwith Mr. Sunil, Advocates for UOI. 4 + CONT.CAS(C) 386/2025 AMRIT SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Dr. S.S. Hooda and Mr. Aayushman Aeron, Advocates. versus GOVIND MOHAN & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Arunima Dwivedi, CGSC alongwith Ms. Pinky Pawar, GP and Ms. Himanshi Singh, Advocates. 5 + CONT.CAS(C) 389/2025 and CM APPLs.9725/2026, 9728/2026 KRISHAN KUMAR SINGHAL .....Petitioner Through: Dr. S.S. Hooda and Mr. Aayushman Aeron, Advocates. versus SH. GOVIND MOHAN & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Rakesh Kumar, SPC alongwith Mr. Sunil, Advocates for UOI. 6 + CONT.CAS(C) 427/2025 ISHWAR SINGH YADAV .....Petitioner Through: Dr. S.S. Hooda and Mr. Aayushman Aeron, Advocates. versus GOVIND MOHAN & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Shiva Lakshmi and Mr. Madhav Bajaj, Advocates.

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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 17/02/2026 at 12:04:30

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- CONT.CAS(C) 429/2025 MOHAN SINGH .....Petitioner

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Through: Dr. S.S. Hooda and Mr. Aayushman Aeron, Advocates.

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versus

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GOVIND MOHAN & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Avshreya Pratap Singh Rudy, CGSC alongwith Mr. Ankit Khatri, Ms. Usha Jamnal and Ms. Nyasa Sharma, Advocates.

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Inspector Athurv, CRPF and HC Anil Kumar, CRPF.

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CORAM:

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN DATTA

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O R D E R

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% 12.02.2026

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The present petitions allege non-compliance of the directions contained in the judgement/ order dated 05.03.2015 in W.P.(C) 972/2015 (and connected matters), order dated 17.04.2015 in W.P. (C) 3734/2015 (and connected matters), and order dated 28.08.2015 in W.P. (C) 8168/2015 (and connected matters), whereby, the respondents were directed to grant the petitioners the benefits of the second ACP.

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Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that although the respondents have purported to grant the benefit of ACP Scheme to the petitioners, the same has not been done in consonance with the provisions of the said Scheme, thereby resulting in infraction of the directions contained in the aforesaid judgment/orders dated 05.03.2015, 17.04.2015 and 28.08.2015.

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Attention is drawn to the fact that in terms of the ACP Scheme, the financial upgradation is required to be given to the next higher grade in

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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 17/02/2026 at 12:04:30

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accordance with the “ existing hierarchy in the cadre/category of post”. It is submitted that instead of granting upgradation to the petitioners to the next higher grade, these petitioners have been sought to be granted upgradation to the post of ASI which was not even in existence on the relevant date with effect from which the ACP benefits have been sought to be given to the petitioners.

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It is submitted that the post of ASI was created only post 2010. At the relevant point of time, the petitioners were required to be financially upgraded as to the pay grade applicable to the next higher post i.e. SubInspector (SI).

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In light thereof, the respondents are directed to re-consider/re-visit the Office Order dated 30.06.2025 whereby the ACP benefits have been sought to be granted to the present petitioners.

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Let an opportunity of hearing be given by the concerned officials to the petitioners and pass orders thereafter. Let the aforesaid exercise be concluded within a period of 4 weeks from today.

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The present petitions stand disposed of in the above terms. Pending applications also stand disposed of.

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In case the petitioners are aggrieved by the outcome of the aforesaid exercise, they shall be at liberty to avail appropriate remedies in accordance with law/revive the present petitions. Petitioners are also at liberty to submit a note of submissions for the assistance of the concerned officials.

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SACHIN DATTA, J

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FEBRUARY 12, 2026/ at

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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 17/02/2026 at 12:04:30

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