UNION OF INDIA & ORS v. 69 L 907F EX MWO RAM CHANDRA PAHARWA

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$~item 94 to 105 and 107 to 153

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 2308/2024 & CM APPL. 9556/2024

UNION OF INDIA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Piyush Beriwal, Mr. Rajesh Kumar, SPC, Mr. Yash Narain, Ms. Jyotsna Vyas and Ms . Ruchita Srivastava, Adv. with Major Anish Muralidhar Mr. Abhigyan Siddhant , GP, Mr. Anurag Sahay, Mr. Rohit Kumar and Mr . Durgesh Kumar Sharma, Advs.

versus

COL. JIWAN CHANDRA (RETD.) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Durgesh Kumar Sharma and Mr. Virender Singh Kadian, Advocates 95 + W.P.(C) 5051/2024 & CM APPL. 20700/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Varun Mishra , SPC with Mrs. Shreeya Sud, Advocates with Major Anish Muralidhar

versus

EX SUB PATOLE BALU PETRAS .....Respondent Through: Mr. J.P. Sharma and Mr. Sahil Sharma, Advocate

96

+ W.P.(C) 5074/2024 & CM APPL. 20837/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through:

versus

COL RANJIT KUMAR (RETD) .....Respondent

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Through:

97

+ W.P.(C) 5343/2024 & CM APPL. 21909/2024 UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Ankit Raj, Senior Panel Counsel with Mr. Ali Mohammed Khan, Mr.

Vikram Kumar and Mr. Digvijay Singh,

Advs.

versus

EX SUB MAJ (HONY LT) RANBIR SINGH .....Respondent Through: Mr. J.P. Sharma and Mr. Sahil Sharma, Advocate

98

+ W.P.(C) 6508/2024 & CM APPL. 27143/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Piyush Beriwal, Ms. Jyotsna Vyas and Ms . Ruchita Srivastava, Adv.

versus

EX NB SUB HRIDAYA NAND KUSHWAHA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ajit Kakkar and Mr. Aman Kumar, Adv.

99

+ W.P.(C) 6840/2024 & CM APPL. 28517/2024 UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Ankit Raj, Senior Panel Counsel with Mr. Ali Mohammed Khan , Mr. Vikram Kumar and Mr. Digvijay Singh, Advs.

versus

EX NK HARI KISHAN .....Respondent Through:

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100

+ W.P.(C) 7511/2024 & CM APPL. 31311/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Piyush Beriwal, Ms. Jyotsna Vyas and Ms . Ruchita Srivastava, Adv.

versus

EX PO EL(R) AMIT GHOSH .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ved Prakash, Advocate

101

+ W.P.(C) 8332/2024 & CM APPLs. 34108-109/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Syed Abdul Haseeb, CGSC.

versus

EX SUB DILIPA KUMAR MAHARANA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Randhir Singh Kalkal, Adv.

102

+ W.P.(C) 11561/2024 & CM APPL. 48006/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Sarthak Dixit, CGSC with Mr. Kunal Raj, Advocate with Sgt. Manish Kumar Singh and sgt. Mritunjay

versus

EX SGT ASHUTOSH BHARATI .....Respondent

Through: Mr. Ajeet Yadav , Mr. Praveen

Kumar and Mr. Prabhash Kumar Singh,

Adv.

103

+ W.P.(C) 13008/2024 & CM APPL. 54156/2024

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UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Premtosh K Mishra CGSC with Mr. Sarthak Anand and Mr. Prarabh Tiwari, Advocates

versus

EX SGT ARUN PRASAD 781311-B .....Respondent Through: Ms. Shagun Shahi Chugh , SPC and Mr. Varun Chugh , SPC along with Ms. Nandita Mishra and Mr. Praveen Kumar, Advocates with Sgt. Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt. Mritunjay.

104

+ W.P.(C) 13746/2024 & CM APPL. 57555/2024 UNION OF INDIA ORS .....Petitioners Through: Ms. Archana Sharma, SPC with Ms. Pooja Kumari and Mr. Tej Singh Varun, Advocates with Sgt. Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt. Mritunjay

versus

EX JWO DL MATWANKAR 720476-T .....Respondent Through:

105

+ W.P.(C) 13964/2024 & CM APPL. 58434/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Shashank Dixit, CGSC with Mr . Kunal Raj, Advocate with Sgt.

Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt. Mritunjay

versus

GP CAPT (TS) PATTURAJAN PARTHASARATHI

(17383) RETD. .....Respondent

Through: Mr. Ajai Bhalla and Ms. Aditi

Laxman, Advs.

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107

+ W.P.(C) 14598/2024 & CM APPL. 61253/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Dr. B. Ramaswamy, CGSC with Sgt. Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt.

Mritunjay

versus

GP CAPT K MANOHARAN 17751 S RETD. .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ajai Bhalla and Ms. Aditi Laxman, Advs.

108

+ W.P.(C) 15077/2024 & CM APPL. 63174/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Sushil Kumar Pandey, SPC with Sgt. Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt.

Mritunjay

versus

EX SGT VINAY SONKER, 738482-F .....Respondent Through:

109

+ W.P.(C) 15112/2024 & CM APPL. 63337/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Jivesh Kumar Tiwari , Senior Panel Counsel with Ms . Samiksha, Adv.

versus

763051-G EX JWO RANJAN KUMAR

BEURIA .....Respondent

Through: Mr. Virender Singh Kadian ,

Adv.

110

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+ W.P.(C) 15229/2024 & CM APPL. 63987/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Sgt Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt Mritunjay (Air Force Legal Cell)

versus

EX NB SUB RAVINDRA SHARMA (RETD) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Raj Kumar, Adv.

111

+ W.P.(C) 15402/2024 & CM APPL. 64583/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Prajesh Vikram Srivastava , SPC with Sgt Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt Mritunjay (Air Force Legal Cell)

versus

69 L 907F EX MWO RAM CHANDRA

PAHARWA .....Respondent

Through: Mr. Virender Singh Kadian,

Advocate

112

+ W.P.(C) 15453/2024 & CM APPL. 64867/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners

Through: Mr. Rohan Jaitley, CGSC with

Mr. Dev Pratap Shahi, Mr. Varun Pratap and Mr. Yogya Bhatia, Advs. with Sgt Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt Mritunjay (Air Force Legal Cell)

versus

736624 N EX JWO SHASHIBIND KUMAR

PODDAR .....Respondent

Through: Mr. Virender Singh Kadian,

Advocate

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113

+ W.P.(C) 15984/2024 & CM APPL. 67149/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Rohan Jaitley(CGSC), Mr.

Dev Pratap Shahi, Mr. Varun Pratap Singh, Mr. Yogya Bhatia and Dr.Vijendra Singh Mahndiyan, Advocates with Sgt Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt Mritunjay (Air Force Legal Cell)

versus

EX HFO INDRA BHUSHAN TIWARI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Praveen Kumar, Adv.

114

+ W.P.(C) 15992/2024 & CM APPL. 67170/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Nishant Gautam, CGSC with Mr. Vardhman Kaushik, Mr. Shaurya Mani Pandey and Mr. Prithvi Raj Dey , Advs. with Sgt Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt Mritunjay (Air Force Legal Cell)

versus

743146 H EX SGT NK PANDEY .....Respondent Through: Mr. Raj Kumar and Mr.

Virender Singh Kadian, Advocate

115

+ W.P.(C) 16044/2024 & CM APPL. 67408/2024 UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Neeraj Dubey, Advocate with Sgt Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt Mritunjay, Air Force Legal Cell

versus

648321-K EX MWO BHARAT ROY .....Respondent

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Through:

116

+ W.P.(C) 16192/2024 & CM APPL. 68072/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through:

versus

SUB MAJ RAM BILASH .....Respondent Through: Mr. Bikrama Sah, and Ms. Mamta Pannikar, Advs.

117

+ W.P.(C) 16377/2024 & CM APPLs. 69068-70/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Sandeep Kumar Mahapatra, CGSC with Mr. Tribhuvan, Adv. with Sgt Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt Mritunjay, Air Force Legal Cell

Versus

GP CAPT (TS) IVR RAO (RETD) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ajai Bhalla and Ms. Aditi Laxman, Advs.

118

+ W.P.(C) 16646/2024, CM APPLs. 70412/2024 & 70415/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Nune Balraj, SPC for UOI with Ms. Meghna Rao, Mr. Harshit Goel, Advs.

versus

EX HAV RAM PRAKASH SINGH NO.

15414518Y .....Respondent

Through: Mr. Randhir Singh Kalkal, Adv.

119

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+ W.P.(C) 16792/2024 & CM APPL. 71065/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Dr. Vijendra Singh Mahndiyan, Adv.

versus

SUB ANIL KISHORE (RETD.) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Bikrama Sah, and Ms. Mamta Pannikar, Advs.

120

+ W.P.(C) 16863/2024 & CM APPL. 71433/2024 UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Ms. Anubha Bhardwaj, CGSC with Muskan Narang, Adv. with Sgt Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt Mritunjay, Air Force Legal Cell

versus

MWO HRIDYA NAND PRASAD .....Respondent Through: Mr. Vivek Bhai Patel, Adv.

121

+ W.P.(C) 17155/2024 & CM APPL. 72837/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Raghwendra Tiwari, CGSPC with Sgt Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt Mritunjay, Air Force Legal Cell

versus

780625-K EX SGT MD AMANULLAH .....Respondent Through:

122

+ W.P.(C) 17290/2024 & CM APPL. 73608/2024 UNION OF INDIA AND ORS & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr Piyush Gupta, CGSC, Mr.

Atishay Jain, Mr Prateek Kapoor, Mr. Manoj Kumar Jain, Mr. Chirag Gupta, Mr. Poras Raj Nagar, Ms. Seema Soni , Ms. Subha Soni, Mr.

Subham Soni with Sgt Manish Kumar Singh and

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Sgt Mritunjay, Air Force Legal Cell

versus

GP CAPT PANKAJ PANT RETD 21499 B .....Respondent Through:

123

+ W.P.(C) 17599/2024 & CM APPL. 74877/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Brijesh Yadav, SPC along with Ms. Nikita, Mr. Nikhil Yadav, Mr. Anuj Kumar Kashyap, Mr. Mukesh Kumar Gaur, Mr. Rahul Bhargava and Mr. Ankit Kumar, Advs. with Sgt Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt Mritunjay, Air Force Legal Cell

versus

WO KARAMBEER SINGH RETD .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ramniwas Bansal, Adv.

124

+ W.P.(C) 17633/2024 & CM APPL. 74941/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Premtosh K Mishra (CGSC), Mr Sarthak Anand, Mr Prarabdh Tiwari, Advocates

versus

JWO UDAY SANKAR HARI RETIRED SERVICE

NO. 6777447-G .....Respondent

Through: Mr. Raj Kumar, Adv.

125

+ W.P.(C) 17836/2024 & CM APPL. 75899/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Ms. Ekta Choudhury, PCSC with Sgt Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt

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Mritunjay, Air Force Legal Cell

versus

SGT HRIDESH KUMAR GUPTA (RETIRED)

(SERVICE NO. 726185-F) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Raj Kumar, Adv.

126

+ W.P.(C) 17880/2024 & CM APPL. 76116/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Piyush Beriwal, Ms. Jyotsna Vyas and Ms . Ruchita Srivastava, Adv. with Sgt Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt Mritunjay, Air Force Legal Cell

versus

EX SGT NIRAJ KUMAR .....Respondent Through:

127

+ W.P.(C) 116/2025 & CM APPL. 439/2025

UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Avtaar Singh Deol, Adv.

versus

EX JWO VINOD KUMAR GUPTA NO

628539 B .....Respondent

Through: Mr. Raj Kumar, Adv.

128

+ W.P.(C) 649/2025 & CM APPL. 3093/2025

UNION OF INDIA ORS .....Petitioners Through: Mr Piyush Gupta, CGSC, Mr.

Atishay Jain, Mr Prateek Kapoor, Mr. Manoj Kumar Jain, Mr. Chirag Gupta, Mr. Poras Raj Nagar, Ms. Seema Soni , Ms. Subha Soni, Mr. Subham Soni with Sgt Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt Mritunjay, Air Force

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Legal Cell

versus

SGT M V KISHORE KUMAR REDDY (RETD)

.....Respondent

Through: Mr. Raj Kumar, Adv.

129

+ W.P.(C) 728/2025 & CM APPL. 3572/2025

UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Niraj Kumar, Sr. Central Govt. Counsel with Mr. Chaitanya Kumar, Adv. with Sgt Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt Mritunjay, Air Force Legal Cell

versus

EX SGT VERENDRA PANDEY RETD. .....Respondent Through: Mr. Kritendra Tiwari, Advocate

130

+ W.P.(C) 730/2025 & CM APPL. 3576/2025

UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Niraj Kumar, Sr. Central Govt. Counsel with Mr. Chaitanya Kumar, Adv.

versus

CMDE SURPROBHO K DE. NM RETD. .....Respondent Through: Mr. Shakti Chand Jaidwal and Ms. Amishi Sodani, Adv.

131

+ W.P.(C) 864/2025, CM APPLs. 4221/2025 & 4326/2025 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Sgt Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt Mritunjay, Air Force Legal Cell

versus

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EX MWO CHANDROOP SHARMA 651454 ....Respondent Through: Mr. Jagdish Chandra CGSC with Mr. Shubham Kumar Mishra , Adv.

along with Mr. Mrityunjay, IAF.

132

+ W.P.(C) 883/2025& CM APPL. 4310/2025

UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Ms. Radhika Bishwajit Dubey, CGSC along with Ms. Gurleen Kaur Waraich, Mr. Kritarth Upadhyay, Ms. Aprajita Verma, Mr. Vivek Sharma, Ms. Khushi and Ms. Aanya Gupta, Advs.

with Sgt Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt

Mritunjay, Air Force Legal Cell

Mr. Jagdish Chandra CGSC UOI Mr

Shubham Kumar Mishra Adv with Mr

Mrityunjay IAF

versus

SGT ASHOK KUMAR KAUSHIK (RETD)

(SERVICE NO. 796725-S) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Raj Kumar, Adv.

133

+ W.P.(C) 904/2025, CM APPLs. 4445/2025 & 4446/2025 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Shashank Bajpai , CGSC with Mr. Akshit Saxena. Adv. for UOI.

versus

MC EA(R) II RAJESHWAR PRASAD (181837)

(RETD) .....Respondent

Through: Mr. Manoj Gupta, Advocate

134

+ W.P.(C) 925/2025 & CM APPL. 4545/2025

UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Vinay Yadav , SPC with

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Mr. Siddharth Gautam, Mr. Ansh Kalra and

Ms. Kamna Behrani, Advs.

versus

SGT MAHESH KUMAR (RETD) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Manoj Gupta and Mr. Raj Kumar, Advs.

135

+ W.P.(C) 988/2025, CM APPLs. 4931/2025 & 4932/2025 UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Ankit Raj, Senior Panel Counsel with Mr. Ali Mohammed Khan, Mr.

Vikram Kumar and Mr. Digvijay Singh,

Advs.

versus

EX POEL SATYABIR .....Respondent Through: Mr. Virender Singh Kadian, Advocate

136

+ W.P.(C) 1402/2025 & CM APPL. 6812/2025 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through:

versus

780053 -F EX SGT KUMAR MANOJ LAL .....Respondent Through: Ms. Sunanda Shukla , SPC with Mr. Shubham Kumar Mishra, Adv. along with Mr. Mrityunjay, IAF with Sgt Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt Mritunjay, Air Force Legal Cell 137 + W.P.(C) 2077/2025 & CM APPL. 9737/2025 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Kushal Kumar SPC with

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Mr. Suryansh Gaur with Sgt Manish Kumar

Singh and Sgt Mritunjay, Air Force Legal

Cell

versus

MWO (HFO) PANCHAM RAM (RETD) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Rohit Pratap and Mr. Ravi Kumar, Adv.

138

+ W.P.(C) 2416/2025, CM APPLs. 11450/2025 & 11451/2025 UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Ankit Raj, Senior Panel Counsel with Mr. Ali Mohammed Khan, Mr.

Vikram Kumar and Mr. Digvijay Singh,

Advs with Sgt Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt

Mritunjay, Air Force Legal Cell

versus

ANIL KUMAR RDO/FIT RETD .....Respondent Through:

139

+ W.P.(C) 2526/2025 & CM APPL. 11929/2025 UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Vivek Sharma , Sr. P anel Counsel with Ms . Prerna Singh , Adv. with Sgt Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt Mritunjay, Air Force Legal Cell

versus

MWO MAHESHWAR PRASAD SINGH

RETD .....Respondent

Through: Mr. Rohit Pratap and Mr. Ravi

Kumar, Adv.

140

+ W.P.(C) 2719/2025 & CM APPL. 12897/2025 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners

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Through: Mr. Rajesh Kumar , Senior

Panel Counsel for UOI along with Mr. Yash Narain, Adv. with Sgt Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt Mritunjay, Air Force Legal Cell

versus

WG CDR SRINIVASAN RAJENDRAN RETD .....Respondent Through: Mr. Shakti Jaidwal and Ms.

Amishi Sodani, Adv.

141

+ W.P.(C) 2765/2025 & CM APPL. 13168/2025 UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Ravi Kant Srivastava , Senior Panel Couns el with Mr. Robert Laishram and Mr. Bhupender, Advs.

versus

SUB CLK SD THOMAS K MATHEW RETD .....Respondent Through:

142

+ W.P.(C) 2781/2025 & CM APPL. 13188/2025 UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Ankit Raj, Senior Panel Counsel with Mr. Ali Mohammed Khan, Mr.

Vikram Kumar and Mr. Digvijay Singh,

Advs.

versus

EX HAV OM PRAKASH .....Respondent Through: Mr. Raj Kumar, Adv.

143

+ W.P.(C) 2830/2025 & CM APPL. 13430/2025 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Shouryendu Ray, SPC , Mr.

Yashendra Singhwal, Mr Mrityunjay,

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Advocates with Sgt Manish Kumar Singh

and Sgt Mritunjay, Air Force Legal Cell

versus

917248-F EX LAC SITARAM SHARMA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Virender Singh Kadian, Advocate

144

+ W.P.(C) 2860/2025 & CM APPL. 13587/2025 UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Siddhartha Shankar Ray, CGSC with Ms. Smritika Kesri , Adv. with Sgt. and Mr. Manish Kumar Singh, Air Force

versus

EX SGT PRABHAT MANI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ajeet Yadav and Mr.

Prabhash Kumar Singh, Advocates

145

+ W.P.(C) 2942/2025 & CM APPL. 13980/2025 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Satya Ranjan Swain, SPC with Mr. Kautilya Birat, Adv. with Sgt Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt Mritunjay, Air Force Legal Cell

versus

SGT SURENDRA PAL (RETD) .....Respondent Through: Mr. US Maurya and Mr. S S Maurya, Adv.

146

+ W.P.(C) 2989/2025 & CM APPL. 14155/2025 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Ms. Suruchi Mittal, SPC with

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Mr. Shubham Soni, Advocate

versus

SGT DEEPAK (RETIRED) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Raj Kumar, Adv.

147

+ W.P.(C) 3004/2025 & CM APPL. 14179/2025 UNION OF INDIA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Manish Rohilla , SPC with Mr. Pradeep Kumar Yadav and Mr. M D Abdul, Advs.

versus

EX NK KULDEEP SINGH S. NO. 15395180F .....Respondent Through: Mr. O.S. Punia, Advocate

148

+ W.P.(C) 3043/2025, CM APPLs. 14447/2025 & 14448/2025 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Ms. Radhika Bishwajit Dubey, CGSC along with Ms. Gurleen Kaur Waraich, Mr. Kritarth Upadhyay, Ms. Aprajita Verma, Mr. Vivek Sharma, Ms. Khushi and Ms. Aanya Gupta, Advs.

versus

PO COM TAC PRAKASH GUPTA RETD .....Respondent Through: Mr. Kritendra Tiwari, Advocate

149

+ W.P.(C) 3070/2025 & CM APPL. 14502/2025 UNION OF INDIA THROUGHT ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF DEFENCE & ORS .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Vivekanand Mishra , SPC with Sgt Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt Mritunjay, Air Force Legal Cell

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versus

EX. SGT. PARVEEN KUMAR, NO. 738605-B .....Respondent Through: Mr. Anuj Saini, Adv.

150

+ W.P.(C) 3091/2025 & CM APPL. 14652/2025 UNION OF INDIA, THROUGH THE SECRETARY & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Himanshu Pathak and Mr. Amit Singh, Adv.

versus

EX-PO (GS) ABHISHEK ANAND .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ved Prakash, Advocate

151

+ W.P.(C) 3100/2025 & CM APPL. 14671/2025 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Satya Ranjan Swain , SPC with Mr. Kautilya Birat, Adv.

versus

RAJENDRA SINGH .....Respondent

Through:

152

+ W.P.(C) 3134/2025 & CM APPL. 14812/2025 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. K. C. Dubey Mr. Rupesh Kumar, Mr . R. K. Dagur , Mr. Ramesh Kumar and Ms. Uma Tarafdar, Advs.

versus

EX- HAV GURBAJ SINGH .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ved Prakash and Mr. Rahul

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Verma, Advocates

153

+ W.P.(C) 3179/2025 & CM APPL. 14896/2025 UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Chetanya Puri, SPC with Sgt Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt Mritunjay, Air Force Legal Cell

versus

EX SGT PURAN CHANDRA BHATT .....Respondent Through: Mr. Praveen Kumar, Adv.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL

JUDGMENT(ORAL)

% 17.07.2025

C. HARI SHANKAR, J.

1. These writ petitions deal with the entitlement of the respondents to disability pension. The Union of India assails decisions of the Armed Forces Tribunal, whereby disability pension stands granted to the respondents.

2. These cases stand covered by as on date more than eighty judgments passed by this Bench as well as by a Coordinate Benche of this Court. They also stand covered by the judgment of the Supreme Court in Dharamvir Singh v UOI 1 as well as the recent decision of the Supreme Court in Vijender Singh v UOI2.

1 (2013) 7 SCC 316

22025 SCC OnLIne SC 895

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3. Against one of these decisions, which was rendered by us in UOI v Ex Sub Gawas Anil Madso3, an SLP has been preferred before the Supreme Court in which notice alone has been issued and no interim orders have been passed.

4. We are not informed that any SLP has been preferred against any of the other matters passed by this Bench or the Coordinate Bench.

5. In its recent decision in Union Territory of Ladakh v Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 4, the Supreme Court has deprecated the practice of hierarchically lower Courts including the High Courts keeping matters pending merely because some issue is pending before the Supreme Court. Even where the correctness of a judgment has been doubted by the Supreme Court, the decision in Jammu & Kashmir National Conference directs High Courts to implement the law as it stands and not to adjourn matters awaiting the outcome of the appeals in the Supreme Court.

6. We have taken stock of this judgment in para 60 of the judgment in Gawas Anil Madso.

7. We, therefore, proceed to decide these writ petitions on the basis of the decisions taken by this Court.

3 2025 SCC OnLine 2018

4 2023 SCC OnLine SC 1140

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8. A tabular statement of the position as it emerges in all these writ petitions, including the decisions by which the individual writ petitions, may be provided thus:

Item

No

WP(C) No. Name of

Respondent

Disability Years

of

service

Reasoning given by

the RMB

1 W.P.(C)

2308/2024

Col. Jiwan

Chandra

(Retd.)

Primary

Hypertension

34 NANA as the onset

of disability

occurred in peace

station

2 W.P.(C)

5051/2024

Ex Sub

Patole Balu

Petras

Primary

Hypertension

30 The ID is idiopathic

in origin and is per

se not attributable to

service

3 W.P.(C)

5074/2024

Col Ranjit

Kumar

(Retd.)

Primary

Hypertension

32 NANA as the onset

of disability

occurred in peace

station

4 W.P.(C)

5343/2024

Ex Sub Maj

(Hony Lt)

Ranbir

Singh

Coronary

Artery

Disease

32 NANA as the onset

of disability

occurred in peace

station

5 W.P.(C)

6508/2024

Ex NB Sub

Hridaya

Nand

Kushwaha

Primary

Hypertension

26 NANA as the onset

of disability

occurred in peace

station

6 W.P.(C)

6840/2024

Ex NK Hari

Kishan

Medullary

Carcinoma

Thyroid D-00

(Optd)

20 Neither attributable

to nor aggravated by

military service and

not connected with

service

7 W.P.(C)

7511/2024

Ex PO

EL(R) Amit

Ghosh

Primary

Hypertension

15 Onset of the

disability was when

he was posted in a

peace area. Hence,

NANA

WP C 2308/2024 & connected matters Page 23 of 35

Item

No

WP(C) No. Name of

Respondent

Disability Years

of

service

Reasoning given by

the RMB

8 W.P.(C)

8332/2024

Ex Sub

Dilipa

Kumar

Maharana

Primary

Hypertension

28 NANA, as it does

not fulfil the

conditions laid

down as per Para

43, Chap V1, GMO

2002

9 W.P.(C)

11561/2024

Ex Sgt

Ashutosh

Bharati

Primary

Hypertension

19 No close time

association with

stress & strain of

field/HAA/CIOPs or

Dietary compulsion

or delay in

diagnosis. Hence,

NANA

10 W.P.(C)

13008/2024

Ex Sgt Arun

Prasad

781311-B

Primary

Hypertension

with GD-I

Hypertensive

Retinopathy

20 Onset of disability

while serving in a

peace area. Hence,

NANA

11 W.P.(C)

13746/2024

EX JWO

DL

Matwankar

Stroke-

Ischemic

Infract Right

MCA

Territory

32 As per Part - V Para

2 of RMB

Proceedings

12 W.P.(C)

13964/2024

GP Capt

(TS)

Patturajan

Parthasarath

i (Retd.)

(i) Type II

Diabetes

Mellitus

(ii) Cad-

Silent IWMI-

SVD-S/P

FFR TO

RCA

34 (i) It is a metabolic

disease and the

onset of disability

while serving in

peace area (New

Delhi)

(ii) It is a lifestyle

disease and the

onset of disability

while serving in

peace area

(Coimbatore)

Hence, NANA

13 W.P.(C)

14414/2024

Sgt Kamal

Kumar

Congenital

bicuspid

19 Disability is a

congenital disorder

WP C 2308/2024 & connected matters Page 24 of 35

Item

No

WP(C) No. Name of

Respondent

Disability Years

of

service

Reasoning given by

the RMB

(Retd) aortic valve

with

moderate

aortic

stenosis and

mild aortic

regurgitation

and incidentally

detected AME 2015.

Hence, NANA

14 W.P.(C)

14598/2024

GP Capt K

Manoharan

17751 S

Retd

(i) Diabetes

Mellitus

Type-II

(ii) Primary

Hypertension

34 Disabilities were

treated as NANA

15 WP C

15077/2024

EX SGT

Vinay

Sonker

DM Type II 26 Metabolic disorder

with onset in peace

Station. There is no

close. time

association with

stress or

dietary compulsion

of Field/Cl Ops/

HAA.. Hence the

disability is

considered NANA.

16 WP C

15112/2024

EX JWO

Ranjan

Kumar

Beuria

i.DM Type II

ii.Primary

Hypertension

20 Onset of ID in peace

area. There is no

close time

association with

stress/strain of

Field/HAA/Cl Ops.

Hence NANA vide

para 26 & 43 o Ch

VI GMO2008

respectively.

17 WP C

15229/2024

EX NB Sub

Ravindra

Sharma

Primary

Hypertension

26 Onset while serving

in

peace area. lD is

conceded as NANA

as it is a lifestyle

WP C 2308/2024 & connected matters Page 25 of 35

Item

No

WP(C) No. Name of

Respondent

Disability Years

of

service

Reasoning given by

the RMB

disorder as per Para

43 of Ch Vl of

GMO 2008.

18 WP C

15402/2024

EX MWO

Ram

Chandra

Paharwa

i.DM Type II

ii. Primary

Hypertension

37 Onset of disability

in peace area. It is a

metabolic disease .

There was no delay

in

diagnosis/treatment.

Individual has not

served in field / Cl

Ops/HAA at the

time of onset. Hence

disability is NANA

vide para 26 & 43

of chapter VI of

GMO 2008

respectively.

19 WP C

15453/2024

EX JWO

Shashibind

Kumar

Poddar

Primary

Hypertension

25 Primary

Hypertension did

not occur in

Fd/HAA/Cl Ops or

prolonged afloat

service. Hence

disability is NANA

as per Para 43 of

GMO.

20 WP C

15984/2024

EX HFO

Indra

Bhushan

Tiwari

Diabetes

Mellitus

Type-II

37 Onset of disability

in peace area. Hence

Neither attributable

to nor aggravated by

military service

21 WP C

15992/2024

H EX

SGTNK

Pandey

i. Primary

Hypertension

ii. DM Type II

20 Neither attributable

to nor aggravated by

military service

22 WP C

16044/2024

K EX

MWO

Bharat Roy

i. Primary

Hypertension

ii. DM Type

II

38

Neither attributable

to nor aggravated by

military service

23 WP C Sub Maj Coronary 30 Neither attributable

WP C 2308/2024 & connected matters Page 26 of 35

Item

No

WP(C) No. Name of

Respondent

Disability Years

of

service

Reasoning given by

the RMB

16192/2024 Ram Bilash Artery

Disease-SVD

S/P PTCA to

RCA

to nor aggravated by

military service

24 WP C

16377/2024

Gp Capt

(Ts) IVR

Rao( Retd)

DM Type II 32 Type II DM is a

metabolic disorder

of idiopathic origin

with a strong

genetic

preponderance.

Onset occurs while

serving in a peace

area which does not

qualify for

Fd/CIOps/HAA

hence NANA.

25 WP C

16646/2024

Ex HAV

Ram

Prakash

Singh

Primary

Hypertension

17 Onset of disease

while serving in the

Peace area. Hence

NANA by Military

Service ( Ref Para

43, Ch VI of GMO

2008)

26 WP C

16792/2024

Sub Anil

Kishore

(Retd)

Primary

Hypertension

30 Onset in peace. Ref

Para 43 Ch VI of

GMO 2008

27 WP C

16863/2024

MWO

Hridya

Nand

Prasad

DM Type II 40 Metabolic disorder.

Onset was in peace

station &

individuals

continued to serve

in the peace area

after the onset till

retirement. Hence

NANA

28 WP C

17155/2024

K Ex SGT

Md

Amanullah

Primary

Hypertension

20 Onset of disability

while posted in the

peace area. No close

time association

with stress/ strain of

field/ HAA/Cl Ops

WP C 2308/2024 & connected matters Page 27 of 35

Item

No

WP(C) No. Name of

Respondent

Disability Years

of

service

Reasoning given by

the RMB

of service. NANA

(Ref Para 43 of Ch

VI of GMO 2008)

29 WP C

17290/2024

Gp Capt

Pankaj Pant

Retd.

Primary

Hypertension

30 Onset of the

disability while the

officer was serving

in a peace area

There is a family

history of PH and

diabetes. The ibid

disability PH, be

considered NANA,

as per Para 43 of

Chapter VI GMO

2008.

30 WP C

17599/2024

WO

Karambeer

Singh retd.

i.DM Type II

ii. Primary

Hypertension

35 Onset of DM Type

II occurs while

serving in

field/ClOps/HAA.

Indl. continued to

serve in peace till

retirement. NANA

Primary

hypertension has no

direct cause but is

linked to risk factors

like age, smoking,

obesity, stress, and

inactivity. Didn’t

occur while serving

in

Field/ClOps/HAA.

Hence NANA.

31 WP C

17633/2024

JWO Uday

Sankar Hari

retd.

Primary

Hypertension

38 Onset of disability

occurs while serving

in Fd/CI Ops/HA.Al

afloat service. It is

held as NANA due

to onset in the peace

area. Hence

WP C 2308/2024 & connected matters Page 28 of 35

Item

No

WP(C) No. Name of

Respondent

Disability Years

of

service

Reasoning given by

the RMB

disability is

conceded as NANA

by service in terms

of Para 43 Ch VI

GMO 2008.

32 W.P.(C)

17836/2024

SGT

Hridesh

Kumar

Gupta

Diabetes

Mellitus

32 A lifestyle /

Idiopathic disease.

Serving in a peace

area, there is no

close time

association with

stress & strain of

Field/HAA/CI Ops

of service. Neither

attributable nor

aggravated by

Military service

33 W.P.(C)

17880/2024

EX SGT

Niraj

Kumar

Primary

Hypertension

19 There is no delay in

diagnosis, Disability

is lifestyle disorder,

not due to stress and

strain of service.

There is no close

time association

with HAA/Fd/ Cl

Ops Area . It is held

as NANA due to

onset in peace.

34 W.P.(C)

116/2025

EX JWO

Vinod

Kumar

Gupta

Primary

Hypertension

37 A

lifestyle/Metabolic

disorder. There is no

close time

association with

stress & strain of

Field/HAA/CI Ops

of service.

Neither attributable

to nor aggravated by

WP C 2308/2024 & connected matters Page 29 of 35

Item

No

WP(C) No. Name of

Respondent

Disability Years

of

service

Reasoning given by

the RMB

military service

35 W.P.(C)

649/2025

SGT M V

Kishore

Kumar

Reddy

Primary

Hypertension

21 Life style disorder,

Onset of the

disability at peace

station , no close

time association

with stress and

strain, Neither

attributable to nor

aggravated by

military service

36 W.P.(C)

728/2025

EX SGT

Verendra

Pandey

Diabetes

mellitus Type

- II

25 It is a metabolic

disorder. There is no

close time

association with

stress and strain of

service

in field/ CI Ops are/

High altitude prior

to onset. Neither

attributable to nor

aggravated by

military service

37 W.P.(C)

730/2025

CMDE

Suprobho K

DE

Primary

Hypertension

35 The officer has not

served in

Fd/HAA/CIOPS.

Neither attributable

to nor aggravated by

military service

38 W.P.(C)

864/2025

EX MWO

Chandroop

Sharma

Primary

Hypertension

31 Constitutional

Disorder

39 W.P.(C)

883/2025

SGT Ashok

Kumar

Kaushik

Diabetes

mellitus Type

II

20 Disability was

detected in Peace

area. There is no

close time

association with

stress and strain of

service

in field/ CI Ops.

Neither attributable

WP C 2308/2024 & connected matters Page 30 of 35

Item

No

WP(C) No. Name of

Respondent

Disability Years

of

service

Reasoning given by

the RMB

to nor aggravated by

military service

40 W.P.(C)

904/2025

MC EA

Rajeshwar

Prasad

Primary

Hypertension

16 No connection to

service as the onset

was while posted at

peace.

41 W.P.(C)

925/2025

SGT

Mahesh

Kumar

Primary

Hypertension

21 Onset of disability

while serving at

peace area. Neither

attributable to nor

aggravated by

military service.

42 W.P.(C)

988/2025

EX Poel

Satyabir

Seizure

Disorder ICD

G40

14 Onset in Peace area

refer para 33 of

chapter VI of GMO

2008

43 W.P.(C)

1402/2025

EX SGT

Kumar

Manoj Lal

Primary

Hypertension

23 Onset in Peace area.

There is no close

time association

with stress and

strain of service

in field/ CI Ops.

Neither attributable

to nor aggravated by

military service

44 W.P.(C)

2077/2025

MWO

(HFO )

Pancham

Ram

Primary

Hypertension

38 Onset of disability

is in peace area,

There is no close

time association

with F/HAA/CIOPs,

not connected with

military service

45 W.P.(C)

2416/2025

Anil Kumar Primary

Hypertension

35 Disability was

detected when he

was investigated

during AME.

Neither attributable

to nor aggravated by

military service

46 2526/2025 MWO

Maheswar

Prasad

Rhegmatogen

ous Retinal

Detachment

39 Onset in peace area,

NANA as, no

trauma in service.

WP C 2308/2024 & connected matters Page 31 of 35

Item

No

WP(C) No. Name of

Respondent

Disability Years

of

service

Reasoning given by

the RMB

Singh Rt eye (Opt)

with

Pseudophakia

(rt) eye and

barrage laser

No close time

association.

47 2719/2025 WC CDR

Srinivasan

Rajendran

Diabetes

Mellitus

24 No close time

association with

stress and strain of

service, hence

NANA

48 2765/2025 Sub

Thomas K

Mathew

Primary

Hypertension

28 Onset in peace area,

hence NANA

49 2781/2025 Ex Hav Om

Prakash

Primary

Hypertension

26 Onset in peace

area,no service

related etiological

factors,hence

NANA

50 2830/2025 Sitaram

Sharma

Diabetes

Mellitus

15 Onset of disability

in peace area, no

close time

association with

stress or

strain,hence NANA

51 2860/2025 Ex Sgt

Prabhat

Mani

Primary

Hypertension

20 No close time

association with

stress and strain of

service, hence

NANA

52 2942/2025 Sgt

Surendra

Pal

Primary

hypertension

19 No close time

association with

stress and strain of

service, hence

NANA

53 2989/2025 Sgt Deepak Primary

hypertension

17 Onset in a peace

area, no close time

association nor any

evidence of stress or

strain, hence NANA

54 3004/2025 Ex NK

Kuldeep

Singh

Primary

Hypertension

16 Onset in peace, no

close time

association with

service in HAA/CI

ops, hence NANA

WP C 2308/2024 & connected matters Page 32 of 35

Item

No

WP(C) No. Name of

Respondent

Disability Years

of

service

Reasoning given by

the RMB

No service related

causative factor,

hence not

attributable to

service.

55 3043/2025 PO

COM(TAC)

Prakash

Gupta

Primary

Hypertension

15 NANA due to onset

in peace area.

56 3070/2025 Ex Sgt

Parveen

Kumar

Diabetes

Mellitus type

II

23 No Close time

association with

service stress &

stain due to posting

to field area/CI

Ops/HAA, hence

NANA, para

26,GMO 2008

57 3091/2025 Ex PO(GS)

Abhishek

Anand

Primary

Hypertension

15 Onset at peace

station, hence

NANA vide para

43, GMO 2008

58 3100/2025 GP Capt

Rajendra

Singh

Primary

Hypertension

& Diabetes

Mellitus

Type II

37 Disease contracted

while serving at

CASB which does

not qualify for field

area, HAA, CI-Ops

areas or prolonged

afloat service, hence

disability are

NANA vide para 43

and 26,GMO 2008

59 3134/2025 Ex Hav

Gurbaj

Singh

Primary

Hypertension

18 NANA

60 3179/2025 Ex Sgt

Puran

Chandra

Bhatt

Primary

Hypertension

20 Disease is

constitutional in

nature not

connected with

service

9. These appeals stand covered, in identical circumstances, by several decisions rendered by this Court, in which disability pension

WP C 2308/2024 & connected matters Page 33 of 35

was denied on identical grounds. Some of the representative decisions may be cited thus:

(i) Primary Hypertension

(a) UOI v Rajveender Singh Mallhi5

(b) UOI v Ravish Babu6

(c) UOI v SGT Harvinder Singh Negi7

(d) UOI v Koutharapu Srinivasa8

(e) UOI v Jyoti Kumar Singh9

(f) UOI v Lt Col V Raveendran Kutty10

(ii) Diabetes Mellitus Type II

(a) UOI v Vijay Kumar11

(b) UOI v Ashok Kumar Pandey12

(c) UOI v Sayan Panja13

(d) UOI v Rajesh Kumar14

(e) UOI v GP Capt. Santosh Kumar15

(f) UOI v EX SGT Kunal Palit16

5 2025 SCC OnLine Del 3956

6 2025 SCC OnLine Del 3957

7 2025 SCC OnLine Del 4806

8 2025 SCC OnLine Del 4292

9 2025 SCC OnLine Del 4222

10 2025 SCC OnLine Del 3004

11 2025 SCC OnLine Del 3969

12 2025 SCC OnLine Del 2908

13 2025 SCC OnLine Del 2910

14 WP C 9470/2025 dt. 10 July 2025

15 2025 SCC OnLine Del 3218

16 WP C 10025/2025 dated 16 July 2025

WP C 2308/2024 & connected matters Page 34 of 35

(iii) Seizure Disorder

(a) UOI v Ex LEM(R) Rajeev Ranjan17

(b) UOI v Ex POA (AH) Amit Kumar Yadav18

(c) UOI v Shakti Singh19

(d) UOI v EX PO LOG (MAT) Sneh Kumar20

(e) UOI V EX SGT Upendra Kumar Bharti21

(f) UOI v EX HA-III Shakti Singh22

(iv) Coronary Artery Disease

(a) UOI v EX JWO Dharmendra Prasad23

(b) UOI v MWO Jahangeer Alam24

(c) UOI v EX JWO Vinay Rathee25

(d) UOI V EX JWO SK Srivastava26

(v) Primary Hypertension with Retinopathy

UOI v EX WO Hira Lal Prasad27

(vi) Stroke/Ischemic Infarction

17 2025 SCC OnLine Del 3000

18 W.P.(C) 8234/2025 dated 7 July 2025

19 2025 SCC OnLine Del 4804

20 WP C 9470/2025 dated 10 July 2025

21 WP C 9717/2025 dated 14 July 2025

22 2025 SCC OnLine Del 4804

23 2025 SCC OnLine Del 2549

24 2025 SCC OnLine Del 2434

25 2025 SCC OnLine Del 3583

26 WP C 9690/2025 dated 11 July 2025

27 2025 SCC OnLine Del 2689

WP C 2308/2024 & connected matters Page 35 of 35

UOI v Bijender Singh28

(vii) Diabetes Mellitus Type II and Primary Hypertension

(a) UOI v Mani Lal Prasad29

(b) UOI v HFO MWO Raj Bhanu Singh30

(c) UOI v CDR Sudesh Kumar Sharma31

(d) UOI v GP Capt Girish Kumar Johri (Retd)32

10. The reasons for our disinclination to interfere with the decision of the Tribunal are forthcoming in the individual judgements passed by us, and we do not deem it necessary to burden this order by a reiteration thereof. Suffice it to state that learned Counsel for the UOI, in these petitions, too, was unable to urge that these cases are not covered by our earlier decisions.

11. Following the aforesaid, all these writ petitions are dismissed.

The petitioners are directed to implement the orders passed by the Tribunal within a period of eight weeks from today.

C. HARI SHANKAR, J.

AJAY DIGPAUL, J.

JULY 17, 2025/yg.

28 2025 SCC OnLine Del 4225

29 2025 SCC OnLine Del 3958

30 2025 SCC OnLine Del 3223

31 WP C 6452/2025 dated 8 July 2025

32 WP C 10009/2025 dated 16 July 2025