ANAND KUMAR vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS

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$~95 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 14.01.2025 + W.P.(C) 414/2025 ANAND KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sahil Mongia, Ms. Sanjana Samor & Mr. Yash Yadav, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents Through: None. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SHALINDER KAUR NAVIN CHAWLA, J. (ORAL) CM APPL. 2080/2025 1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. W.P.(C) 414/2025 & CM APPL. 2079/2025 2. This petition has been filed by the petitioner challenging the Impugned Letter dated 23.12.2024, issued by the respondent no.2, informing the petitioner that the petitioner has been declared “unsuitable for employment in the CISF”. 3. The Impugned Order dated 23.12.2024 has been issued by the Commandant, the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), RTC Arakkonam, District Ranipet, Tamil Nadu. The petitioner himself is a Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 414/2025 Page 1 of 3 By:NEELAM Signing Date:17.01.2025 15:30:21 resident of the State of Uttar Pradesh We, therefore, enquired from the petitioner as to why this petition has been filed before this Court. He submits that the petition has been filed before this Court as the office of the Director General, CISF and the Ministry of Home Affairs is situated at Delhi. 4. Apart from the fact that the Impugned Order dismissing the petitioner from service has not been issued at Delhi, it is trite law that “cause of action” means a bundle of facts which is necessary for the petitioner to prove in order to succeed in the proceedings. It does not completely depend upon a character of the relief prayed for by the petitioner. A small part of the cause of action arising within the territorial jurisdiction of a High Court may not be considered as a determinative factor com