YASHPAL SINGH vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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$~54 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 4554/2025 & CM APPL. 21074/2025 YASHPAL SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Abhay Kumar Bhargava, Mr. Satyarth Sinha and Ms. Khushi, Advs. with Ms. Shilpi Rani versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Dr. B Ramaswamy, CGSC for UOI CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 09.04.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. The petitioner has approached this Court, seeking extension of his tenure at Udhampur, in view of the fact that his daughter is in Class X and his mother is ailing. 2. The main ground that has been urged is that his daughter is studying in Class X and if the petitioner is relocated at this point of time, it would have an adverse impact on her studies. 3. Ground (d) in the writ petition makes reference to an order dated 9 August 2024 in WP (C) 11036/2024 which came up before Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:AJIT W.P.(C) 4554/2025 Page 1 of 3 KUMAR Signing Date:17.04.2025 16:21:22 this Court and which involves an identical controversy. 4. The order dated 9 August 2024 reads thus: “1. The petitioner has approached this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India assailing the order dated 29.06.2024 vide which he has been detached. from the ICT Department at New Delhi where he was temporarily attached and has been directed to report at the Headquarters of 132 Bn BSF. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that one of the petitioner's sons is in. Class XII and the younger son is suffering from epilepsy and therefore, in terms of their own policy, the respondents ought to defer his posting till April 2025. He further submits that though the petitioner has already submitted a representation on 07.11.2023 for cancellation of the im