DEVINDER SINGH vs UNION OF INDIA

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 19.12.2024 Pronounced on: 19.03.2025 + W.P.(C) 7007/2020 DEVINDER SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Shivanshu Bhardwaj and Ms. Priyanshi Bhardwaj, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA .....Respondent Through: Ms. Arti Bansal, SPC with Mr. Kamal R. Digpaul, Adv. + W.P.(C) 8005/2020 COMDT RAJ KUMAR ARORA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Shivanshu Bhardwaj and Ms. Priyanshi Bhardwaj, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Varun Chugh, Ms. Shagun Shahi Chugh and Ms. Meera Chugh, Advs. for UOI CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SHALINDER KAUR JUDGMENT SHALINDER KAUR, J. 1. The present petitions under Article 226 of the Constitution of India have been filed inter alia, seeking an issuance of a writ of Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:NEELAM W.P.(C) 7007/2020 & W.P.(C) 8005/2020 Page 1 of 21 Signing Date:19.03.2025 17:10:56 mandamus, commanding the respondents to fix the seniority of the petitioners in accordance with the Rule 3(3) (ii) of the Border Security Force (Seniority, Promotion and Superannuation of officers) Rules 1978, ("the Rules") by extending the benefit of the Judgment passed by this Court in R.P. Sanwal v. Union of India & Ors., 2018 SCC OnLine Del 12582, along with other petitions in the batch, to them. Brief Facts 2. For the sake of brevity, the petitioner in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 7007 of 2020 shall hereinafter be referred to as petitioner no. 1, and the petitioner in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 8005 of 2020 shall hereinafter be referred to as petitioner no. 2. As the facts of both the petitions are similar in nature, these are accordingly being dealt with together vide this common Judgment. 3. The petitions pertain to the selection and appointment of th