LT COL PARAG DOVAL vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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$~47 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 19.02.2025 + W.P.(C) 859/2025 & CM APPL. 4213/2025 LT COL PARAG DOVAL .....Petitioner Through: Mr.Akshay Bhandari, Ms.Madhuri Malegaonkar, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr.Shashank Dixit, CGSC with Mr.Rohit Gupta, Adv. & Mr.Amit Acharya, GP along with Major Anish Muralidhar, CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SHALINDER KAUR NAVIN CHAWLA, J. (ORAL) 1. This petition has been filed, challenging the order dated 16.12.2024 passed by the learned Armed Forces Tribunal. Principal Bench, Delhi (in short, ‘Tribunal’) in OA No. 1682/2021, titled ‘Lt. Col Parag Doval v. Union of India and Ors.’ (hereinafter referred to as the ‘first O.A.’), whereby the learned Tribunal has disposed of the said O.A. reserving the liberty of the petitioner to raise all the grounds that have been raised in the said O.A. in the subsequent O.A., that is, the second O.A. bearing No.3243/2024, filed by the petitioner and pending adjudication before the learned Tribunal. 2. Just as a brief synopsis, the facts giving rise to the present petition are that a Court of Inquiry (in short, ‘COI’) was convened vide order dated 06.03.2021, to investigate into certain allegations Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 859/2025 Page 1 of 6 By:SUNIL Signing Date:21.02.2025 12:10:09 raised against the petitioner, details whereof need not be given in the present petition. 3. The petitioner filed the O.A. before the learned Tribunal challenging the proceedings of his COI. While the same was pending adjudication before the learned Tribunal, the proceedings in the COI continued, and a Show Cause Notice dated 31.01.2024 was served on the petitioner asking him to show cause as to why his services