IC-77626 X LT. COL. VIKAS VERMA vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI W.P.(C) 4601/2025, CM APPL. 21302/2025 & CM APPL. 21303/2025 IC-77626 X LT. COL. VIKAS VERMA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Shree Prakash Sinha, Mr. Anand Kumar, Mr. Gurdeep Dass and Mr. Rishabh Kumar, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Srivats Kaushal, SPC with Mr. Rudra Paliwal, GP with Major Anish Muralidhar CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL ORDER (ORAL) % 09.04.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. This writ petition has been filed in apparent oblivion of the parameters of certiorari jurisdiction, which we exercise while dealing with orders passed by the Armed Forces Tribunal1. 2. In order to remind the parties of the scope of certiorari jurisdiction, we may reproduce the following paragraphs from the judgment of the Supreme Court in Syed Yakoob v K.S. 1 “AFT” hereinafter W.P.(C) 4601/2025 7. The question about the limits of the jurisdiction of High Courts in issuing a writ of certiorari under Article 226 has been frequently considered by this Court and the true legal position in that behalf is no longer in doubt. A writ of certiorari can be issued for correcting errors of juri