Delhi High Court · 2025-04-29
NAVEEN VEDI vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.
- Citation / case number
- W.P.(C)-5519/2025 2025:DHC:3033-DB
- Court
- Delhi High Court
- Petitioner
- NAVEEN VEDI
- Respondent
- UNION OF INDIA & ORS.
Judgment text excerpt
IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI W.P.(C) 5519/2025, CM APPL. 25132/2025, CM APPL. 25133/2025 & CM APPL. 25134/2025 NAVEEN VEDI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Nitin Joshi, Mr. Harsimran Singh, Mr. Vaibhav Thaledi, Mr. Ritesh Chaudhary and Mr. Gursimran Singh, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Rohan Jaitley, CGSC with Mr. Dev Pratap Shahi, Mr. Varun Pratap Singh and Mr. Yogya Bhatia Advs. Mr. Paramveer Singh, Law officer (BSF) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 29.04.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. The petitioner is presently facing General Security Force Court1 proceedings pursuant to an allegation of sexual harassment levelled against him. By this petition, he prays that the ongoing GSFC proceedings be interdicted. 1 “GSFC”, hereinafter W.P.(C) 5519/2025 2. The issues faced in the present petition are already subject matter of a statutory appeal preferred by the petitioner under Section 117 of the Border Security Force Act, 1968. 3. Mr. Nitin Joshi, learned Counsel for the petitioner, voices an apprehension that the GSFC may proceed without awaiting the outcome of the Section 117 appeal. 4. M