CHANDAN KUMAR vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI W.P.(C) 3006/2025 CHANDAN KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ankur Chhibber, Mr. Nikunj Arora, Mr. Anshuman Mehrotra, Mr. Arjun Panwar and Ms. Muskaan Dutta, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Jaswinder Singh, Sr. PC with Sgt. Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt. Mritunjay, Air Force Legal Cell CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 24.03.2025 C.HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. The petitioner, in this writ petition, seeks pro rata pension for the service of 9 years and 1 month rendered by him in the Indian Air Force1. The prayer clause in the writ petition reads thus: “That In light of the submissions made hereinabove, the petitioner most humbly prays before this Hon'ble Court to kindly: i. Issue a Writ of Certiorari for quashing of letter dated 09.01.2025 whereby Petitioner's representation dated 06.12.2024 seeking pro-rata pension for his 9 years and 1 month of Service was rejected; and ii. Issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the Respondent to condone the shortfall of II months in service of the Petitioner in 1 “IAF”, hereinafter 2. Mr. Jaswinder Singh, learned Senior Panel Coun