MANORANJAN PATRA & ORS. vs UNION OF INDIA & ANR.

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$~6 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 25.02.2025 + W.P.(C) 7706/2021 MANORANJAN PATRA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Manoj V George, Ms. Shilpa Liza George, Mr. Raja Ramalingam Sethupathy R, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. T.P. Singh, SCGC with Mr. Shiv Kumar Singh, SI/CRPF. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE SHALINDER KAUR JUDGMENT NAVIN CHAWLA, J (ORAL) 1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioners, praying for the following reliefs: “ a. Issue a writ, order, direction in the nature of mandamus, commanding respondents to treat the re-mustering of the Petitioners from the date of completion for ROG-III Course from 04.12.2002 for Petitioner No.1 & 2 and 09.08.2003 for Petitioners 3 & 4 in the post of Head Constable ( RO ); b. Order the Respondents to re-fix the Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 7706/2021 Page 1 of 7 By:NEELAM Signing Date:03.03.2025 18:12:54 seniority of the petitioners based on the date of re-mustering and grant all consequential benefits of arrears of pay and allowances,MACP adopting the date of re-mustering as stated above.” 2. It is the case of the petitioners that the petitioners had joined the Central Reserve Police Force (‘CRPF’) as Constable (General Duty) between 13.09.1995 to 06.07.2000. They claim that in terms of the Standing Order No. 11/1999, „Recruitment/Remusteration Policy for NG(Trade/Tech Personnel)‟, with regards to the eligibility for remustering as Head Constable (Radio Operator) (‘HC(RO)’), it was provided as under: “a) Willing Constables (GD) with six years service after attestation and on qualifying ROG-III aptitude test. b) Minimum Educational qualification is 10+2 with English, Mathematics & Physics. c) Maximum a