GUDDI DEVI & ANR. vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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$~76 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 13028/2023 GUDDI DEVI & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. A.K. Vashishtha and Mr. Rakesh K. Singh, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Manish Kumar SPC for R- 1 to R-3 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 11.08.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. Makan Singh, who was employed with Central Industrial Security Force1, married twice. His first wife was Rikhuli Devi, and his second wife was the present Petitioner 1 Guddi Devi. The second marriage was contracted during the subsistence of the first marriage. Makan Singh had three children from each marriage; two daughters and one son from his marriage with Rikhuli Devi and one daughter and two sons from his marriage with Guddi Devi. 2. Petitioner 2 is the second son of Makan Singh and Guddi Devi. In other words, the second wife and her youngest son have approached 1 “CISF” hereinafter Signature Not Verified WP(C) 13028/2023 Page 1 of 7 Digitally Signed By:AJIT KUMAR Signing Date:14.08.2025 10:59:17 this Court by means of the present writ petition. 3. On 26 February 2013, Makan Singh died in the line of duty. 4. The prayer of the petitioners, as articulated by Mr. Vashishtha, learned Counsel for the petitioners, is that the respondent CISF be directed to grant compassionate appointment to Petitioner 2. 5. There are, however, wheels within wheels. 6. During his lifetime, Makan Singh nominated Petitioner 1. i.e. his second wife Guddi Devi as the sole repository of his post retiral benefits. 7. After the death of Makan Singh, Rikhuli Devi filed Miscellaneous Civil Case 8/2013 before the learned Civil Judge, Senior Division, Tehri Garhwal2, seeking a succession certificate declaring that she