BHIM SINGH KOTHARI & ORS. vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI W.P.(C) 18671/2025 & CM APPL. 77599/2025 BHIM SINGH KOTHARI & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr Himanshu Gautam, Adv. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr Dhananjai Rana, CGSC with Mr. Sanjay Pal, GP CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 09.12.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. The petitioners who are employed as Commandants in the Indian Coast Guard and who are scheduled to retire at the age of 57, have moved this writ petition praying that their age of retirement be extended to 60. 2. An identical issue has come up before this Court in Cheeli J Ratnam v. Union of India1 and a batch of similar matters which have been decided by us by judgment dated 24 November 2025, in which we have held that all personnel in the Coast Guard are entitled to retire at 60. 3. Mr Dhananjai Rana, learned CGSC for the respondents, 1 2025 SCC OnLine Del 8573 4. Accordingly, it is declared that the petitioners would be entitled to retire at the age of 60. 5. The writ petition stands allowed accordingly. C. HARI SHANKAR, J OM PRAKASH SHUKLA, J DECEMBER 9, 2025 dsn Signature Not Verified Digit