RANJEET SINGH & ORS. vs UNION OF INDIA & ANR.

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$~91 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 11671/2025 RANJEET SINGH & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Joby P Varghese and Ms. Rashi Goyal, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Amit Gupta, SPC with Mr. Vidur Dwivedi, GP, Mr. Karan Rawal and Mr. Atik Gill, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA ORDER (ORAL) % 05.08.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. CM APPL. 47757/2025 (Exemption) 1. Exemption allowed, subject to all just exceptions. 2. The application stands disposed of accordingly. W.P.(C) 11671/2025 3. This petition has been filed by the petitioners praying for a direction to restore the payment of Patient Care Allowance1/Hospital 1 “PCA”, hereinafter Signature Not Verified Signed By:GUNN W.P.(C) 11671/2025 Page 1 of 3 Signing Date:07.08.2025 12:05:47 Patient Care Allowance2 to the petitioners and to release the arrears of PCA/HPCA, along with interest, to all the petitioners for the period during which the payment of such patient care allowance/hospital has not been made to the petitioners. 4. In support of the prayer made, the petitioners place reliance on the judgments passed by a Division Bench of this Court dated 24 July 2024 in Hemant Kumar and Ors v Sashastra Seema Bal & Anr.3, and dated 13 September 2024 in Kamal Kishore and Ors v Sashastra Seema Bal and Anr4. 5. Rule, returnable forthwith. 6. Notice is accepted on behalf of the respondents by Mr. Amit Gupta, SPC. 7. With consent of learned Counsel, we dispose of the writ petition along with the pending application by directing the respondents to examine the case of the petitioners for the grant of PCA/HPCA in terms of the eligibility criteria set out in the circular dated 14 August 2020, within a period of four weeks from today.