SHINOJ K.A. AND ORS. vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI W.P.(C) 15894/2023 & CM APPL. 63751/2024 SHINOJ K.A. AND ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Ankur Chhibber and Mr. Anshuman Mehrotra, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Shomendu Mukherjee, SPC with Ms. Megha Sharma, Mr. Aniruddha Ghosh, Advocates with Mr. Sourabh Bhushan, Legal Officer, RAF CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL ORDER (ORAL) % 18.03.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. The prayer clause in this writ petition reads thus: “In light of the facts and circumstances of the case, the Petitioner most humbly prays before this Hon’ble Court to kindly: i. Issue a Writ of Certiorari for quashing of Combined seniority lists for Head Constable (ministerial) as on 01.01.2020, 01.01.2021 and 01.01.2023 to the extent that it places the direct recruitess of the year 2015 over and above the personnel promoted to the rank of Head Constable (Ministerial) vide LDCE-2015 in contravention of rule 8 (e) of CRPF Rules,1955; and ii. Issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the respondent to place the batch of LDCE, recruited in 2015 above the batch of direct recruitment in the year 2015 and according