SUDHEER KUMAR vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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$~34 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 11526/2025 & CM APPL. 47170/2025 SUDHEER KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Abhay Kumar Bhargava, Mr. Satyaarth Sinha and Ms. Khushi, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Gaurav Sharma, SPC for UOI with Mr. Sachin Singh, Adv., Mr. Ankur Yadav, GP with Mr. Ajay Pal, Law Officer and Mr. Vinod, Legal Officer, CRPF. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 08.08.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. The petitioner is posted as Inspector (Ministerial) in the Gazetted Officers’ Entitlement Branch, Directorate General, CRPF, New Delhi. 2. Vide order dated 11 January 2025, the petitioner’s tenure at the Gazetted Officers’ Entitlement Cell1 was extended till 9 January 2026, after approval of the competent authority. 1 “GOEC” hereinafter W.P.(C) 11526/2025 Signature Not Verified Page 1 of 7 Signed By:GUNN Signing Date:12.08.2025 16:01:41 3. During the aforesaid period of extension, an order was issued on 9 April 2025, transferring as many as 33 officers/officials to various other postings. The petitioner’s name figures at Serial No. 24. Column 5 of the transfer order is headed “Transfer/Allotted Type”. The transfer order makes it clear that, in respect of all the 33 officers covered by the transfer order, the transfer is on administrative reasons. In the last column, against the petitioner’s name, under the head “Remarks”, the following has been entered: “Official presently attached with GOS Entt. Cell Adm Branch, Dte. Attachment extension if any granted to the Official is hereby cancelled and he is stand relieved from attachment duty w.e.f 01/06/2025.” 4. The petitioner represented against the aforesaid transfer order in May 2025, seeking that he b