VISHNU BHATT & ORS. vs UNION OF INDIA

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$~63 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 11.02.2025 + W.P.(C) 1679/2025 VISHNU BHATT & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr.Mandeep Baisala & Mr.Yashpal Yadav, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA .....Respondent Through: Mr.Sandeep Tyagi, SPC with Mr.Akash Kr. Singh, GP along with Mr.A.M. Balasaheb, AC/CISF, Mr.Prahlad, Mr.Amit & Mr.Atul, SI/CISF. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SHALINDER KAUR NAVIN CHAWLA, J. (Oral) CM APPL. 8206/2025 (Exemption) 1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. 2. Application stands disposed of. CM APPL. 8207/2025 3. This is an application seeking permission to file a lengthy synopsis and list of dates. 4. For the reasons stated in the application, the same is allowed. 5. The application is disposed of. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:SUNIL W.P.(C) 1679/2025 Page 1 of 3 Signing Date:18.02.2025 11:37:32 W.P.(C) 1679/2025 6. This petition has been filed by the petitioners, praying for the following relief: “A direction to the Standing Screening Committee of the Respondent/CISF at CISF Headquarters, New Delhi to decide the correctness/antecedents of the documents produced by petitioners no.1 to 10, showing proof in support of the fact that no case/FIR is pending against them, within two weeks, as no cases, whatsoever, are pending against the petitioners herein.” 7. It is the case of the petitioners that the petitioners had applied for the post of Constable (General Duty). By a communication dated 18.01.2025, it has been informed to the petitioners that his case has been referred to the Standing Screening Committee on the ground that he was found to be involved in a criminal case before joining the Central Industrial Security Force. 8. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the r