KAILASH CHAND GURJAR AND ORS vs UNION OF INDIA AND ANR

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$~53 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 11.02.2025 + W.P.(C) 1640/2025& CM APPL. 7970/2025 KAILASH CHAND GURJAR AND ORS .....Petitioners Through: Mr.Rajat Arora and Mr.Niraj Kumar, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr.Kavindra Gill, SPC with Mr.Ayush Saxena, GP for UOI AC/CISF Anil Kumar, AC/CISF G.S. Rathore, Insp/CISF Yespal and SI/CISF Prahlad Devenda CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SHALINDER KAUR NAVIN CHAWLA, J. (ORAL) 1. This petition has been filed by the petitioners, praying for the following relief: “(a) Pass a writ Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ / Orders/Directions to the Respondents to consider the name of the petitioners in the list of Shortlisted Candidates in terms of the Office Order dated 19.08.2024 for the deployment at HCI Dhaka , AHCI Chittangong, AHCI Rajshahi, AHCI Khulna & AHCI Sylhet and issue a Writ of Certiorari to quash clause 4 b ( x) of the Office Order dated 15.11.2024.” 2. It is the case of the petitioners that the petitioners are not being Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 1640/2025 Page 1 of 3 By:SUNIL Signing Date:15.02.2025 17:45:00 considered for deployment at the High Commission of India, Dhaka, AHCI Chittagong, AHCI Rajshahi, and AHCI Sylhet from 27.03.2025 to 04.04.2027 only for the reason that they are in the promotion zone and are likely to be detailed to attend the PCC/PPC during their deployment abroad. 3. Clause 10, on the basis of which the petitioners are not being shortlisted of which the petitioners are aggrieved by, is re-produced hereinunder: “x. Officers/personnel who are in the promotion zone/ZOC are likely to be detailed to attend PCC/PPC during their deployment abroad may also not be shortlisted. In this regard actio