RAHUL SINGH vs BORDER SECURITY FORCE & ANR.

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$~4 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 06.03.2025 + W.P.(C) 1656/2020 & CM APPL. 5785/2020 RAHUL SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Praveen Chandra, Adv. versus BORDER SECURITY FORCE & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sushil Kumar Pandey, Adv. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SHALINDER KAUR ORDER % 06.03.2025 NAVIN CHAWLA, J. (ORAL) 1. This petition has been filed by the petitioner, praying for the following reliefs:- “a) Set aside/ quash the action taken by the Respondent authority in the month of January, 2020 whereby an order has been given effect to for recovering the training allowance granted to the Petitioner. b) Further issue an appropriate Writ, Direction or order including a writ direction or order in the nature of mandamus commanding upon Respondent authorities to bring on record the various correspondence which has taken place between the officials with respect to the training allowance of the Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 1656/2020 Page 1 of 9 By:NEELAM Signing Date:10.03.2025 16:41:18 Petitioner. c) Further issue an appropriate Writ, Direction or order including a writ direction or order in the nature of Mandamus Commanding upon the officials of respondent No.01 to release the arrears of Training allowance eligible due to the Petitioner during his posting in Signal Training School Bangalore. d) Appropriate order(s)/direction(s) upon Respondent No. 01 to pay to the Petitioner the cost of the present Writ Petition.” 2. As a brief background, the facts giving rise to the present petition are that the petitioner joined the Border Security Force (“BSF”) in the post of Assistant Commandant on 15.11.1997. By an Order dated 01.04.2015, the petitioner was posted to the Signal Training School, B