MAJOR NUPUR SHEKHWAT SERVICE NO SS 47131W DISCHARGED vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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$~41 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 11223/2025 MAJOR NUPUR SHEKHWAT SERVICE NO SS 47131W DISCHARGED .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Kavish Aggarwala, Mr. Shubham Kumar, Mr. Vishal Singh, Mr. Paras Jaiswal and Mr. Uttam Kumar, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Vinay Yadav, Sr. PC with Mr. Siddharth Gautam, Mr Ansh Kalra, Ms. Kamna Behrani, Advs. with Ms. Neha, GP for UOI with Major Anish Muralidhar Army CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA ORDER (ORAL) % 31.07.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. This writ petition assails order dated 25 July 2025 passed by the Armed Forces Tribunal1 in OA 2206/2025. By the said order, the AFT has declined the petitioner’s prayer for interim relief. 2. The prayer for interim relief was for stay of an order releasing the petitioner from service. The order was to take effect on 26 July 2025. The prayer for interim relief was taken up by the AFT a day earlier, i.e., on 25 July 2025. The AFT has passed the following order: 1 “AFT”, hereinafter Signature Not Verified W.P.(C) 11223/2025 Digitally Signed By:AJIT Page 1 of 3 KUMAR Signing Date:01.08.2025 18:18:55 “Issue notice to the respondents. Mr. Rajeev Kumar, learned counsel accepts notice. Let the reply be filed within two weeks. 2. Even though learned counsel for the applicant seeks stay of the release which is to take effect from tomorrow, considering the fact that release of the applicant was being granted on her own request made vide application dated 22.08.2024 (Annexure A-4) and the applicant had sought for immediate release, at this stage, no case is made out for grant of interim relief. However, in case the release of the applicant is found to be unsustainable after examining the records and evaluat