S. K. SHAH vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

$~28 & 29 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 16th December, 2025 29 W.P.(C) 1559/2020 S. K. SHAH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Padma Kumar and Mr. Gurpreet Singh, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. ....Respondents Through: Mr. Vikram Jetly, CGSC with Ms. Shreya Jetly, Adv. 28 W.P.(C) 13936/2018 S K SHAH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Padma Kumar, Mr. Gurpreet Singh, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Vikram Jetly, CGSC with Ms. Shreya Jetly, Adv. Ms. Pratima N Lakra, CGSC with Ms. Shailendra Mishra and Ms. Mansi Aggarwal, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH MEHTA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIMAL KUMAR YADAV JUDGMENT DINESH MEHTA, J. (ORAL) W.P.(C) 1559/2020 1. The instant writ petition lays challenge to impugned communication dated 03.01.2020, whereby Petitioner’s claim for grant of Non-Functional 2. The facts relevant for the present purposes lie in a very narrow compass, which can be summarized as under: i) The Petitioner was appointed as SI (GD) Sahastra Seema Bal (SSB in short) on 28.07.1980 and he was promoted to the posts of Inspector, Assistant Commandant and Dy. Commandant at different time. ii) He was thereafter promoted t