SANTOSH KUMAR SAHU, EX CPL 742598-N vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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$~1 & 2 (Special Bench) * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 08.08.2025 + W.P.(C) 12208/2023 + W.P.(C) 12284/2023 SANTOSH KUMAR SAHU, EX CPL 742598-N .....Petitioner RADHA KRISHAN SAHOO, EX CPL 742467-A .....Petitioner Through: Mr.Suresh Tripathy, Adv. in W.P.(C) 12208/2023 Mr.Ankur Chhibber, Adv. in W.P.(C) 12284/2023 versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr.Rishabh Sahu, SPC with Mr.Sameer Sharma, Adv. and Mr.Amit Acharya, GP (through VC) in W.P.(C) 12208/2023 Mr.Amit Gupta, SPC with Mr.Atik Gill and Mr.Karan Singh Rawal, Advs. and Mr.Vidur Dwivedi, GP in W.P.(C) 12284/2023 Sgt Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt Mritunjay (Air Force Legal Cell) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SHALINDER KAUR NAVIN CHAWLA, J. (ORAL) CM APPL. 1231/2025 in W.P.(C) 12208/2023 CM APPL. 16468/2025 in W.P.(C) 12284/2023 1. These applications seek condonation of the delay in filing the Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 12208/2023 & W.P.(C) 12284/2023 Page 1 of 4 By:REYMON VASHIST Signing Date:11.08.2025 18:35:24 review petitions. 2. For the reasons stated in the applications, the same is allowed. 3. The applications stand disposed of. REVIEW PET. 9/2025 REVIEW PET. 157/2025 4. These review petitions have been filed seeking review of our Judgment dated 27.11.2024, by which we had allowed the above writ petitions and directed that the petitioner(s) shall be entitled to condonation of the shortfall in qualifying service for the grant of pro- rata pension, in terms of Officer Order dated 14.08.2001. 5. The grievance of the respondents/review petitioners is that this Court did not take note of the Circular bearing No.1(4)/2007/D(Pen/Policy)/Vol-II dated 04.11.2022, which expressly states that for the grant of pro-rata pension