GIRIRAJ SINGH vs UOI AND ORS

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of decision: 25th July, 2025 + W.P.(C) 11563/2016 & CM APPL. 42190/2024 GIRIRAJ SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Saahila Lamba, Advocate Versus UOI AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Vivek Goyal with Mr. Gokul Sharma, Advocates. + W.P.(C) 11587/2016 BHAGAT SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Saahila Lamba, Advocate Versus UOI AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Nitinjya Chaudhry with Mr. Rahul Mourya, Advocates for UoI. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE JUDGMENT (ORAL) 1. By way of the present writ petitions under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, each of the petitioner in these petitions are seeking issuance of Writ of Certiorari for quashing the orders dated 27.01.2015, 08.04.2025 and 18.08.2015 being same in each of the petition passed by the Disciplinary Authority, the Appellate Authority and the Revisional W.P.(C) 11563/2016 & 11587/2016 Page 1 of 7 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:BABLOO SHAH Signing Date:04.08.2025 16:59:54 Authority (Departmental Authorities) respectively, against each of the petitioner. Since the facts involved, the issues involved and the respondents are same in the present writ petitions, they are being taken up together for disposal. 2. Briefly put, the petitioner in W.P.(C) 11563/2016, while working as a Head Constable and the petitioner in W.P.(C) 11587/2016, while working as a Constable, respectively in Railways Police Force (RPF), were issued Charge Sheet(s) on 05.11.2014, by the Assistant Security Commissioner under Rule 153 of the Railway Protection Force Rules, 1987 (the RPF Rules) for violation of Rule 146.2(i), Rule 146.2(ii) and Rule 146.3(i) of the RPF Rules during the course of their duty. 3. As per Charge S