ASSAM RIFLES EX- SERVICEMEN WELFARE ASSOCIATION (ALL INDIA) vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS

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$~J- * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on : 12th November, 2025 Pronounced on : 1st December, 2025 + W.P.(C) 10493/2017, CM APPL. 1116/2020, CM APPL. 52138/2024 CM APPL. 14235/2025 ASSAM RIFLES EX-SERVICEMEN WELFARE ASSOCIATION (ALL INDIA) .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Shadan Farasat, Sr. Adv. with Mr. P.Rohit Ram, Mr. Sanyam Jain & Mr. Pranav Sachdeva, Advocates. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Jagdish Chandra, Mr. Ruchir Mishra, Mr. Sanjiv Kr. Saxena, Mr. Mukesh Kr. Tiwari, Ms. Poonam Shukla, Ms. Reba Jena Mishra & Mr. Sidharth Bajaj, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH MEHTA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIMAL KUMAR YADAV JUDGMENT Per DINESH MEHTA, J. 1. The Petitioner is an Association of Ex-servicemen of Assam Rifles who have settled in various parts of the country after their superannuation. The Association has approached this Court invoking its Extraordinary Jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a Mandamus to the Respondents to extend equal emoluments and benefits which their counterparts in other services are being granted, more particularly the Indian Army. 2. Apprising the Court about the factual matrix, learned counsel for the Petitioner submitted that Assam Rifles has its origin since 1835, which was initially raised as the “Cachar Levy” and later on was designated as “Assam Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 10493/2017 Page 1 of 11 By:NAVEEN KUMAR Signing Date:01.12.2025 17:00:24 Frontier Police” in 1883; its name was changed to “Assam Military Police” in 1891 and then to “Eastern Bengal and Assam Military Police” in 1913, before it was ultimately renamed as “Assam Rifles” in 1917. 3. It has been recognised for its contribution in the World War-I in coordination with the I