COL. SONY SHARMA AND ORS vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS

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$~111 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 13425/2024 COL. SONY SHARMA AND ORS .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Sudhir Nandrajog, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Rakesh Kumar, Adv. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Ruchir Mishra, CGSC with Mr. Mukesh Kumar Tiwari, Mr. Sanjiv Kumar Saxena and Ms Reba Jena Mishra Advocates Major Anish Muralidhar Army CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 08.05.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. On 3 October 2024, a Coordinate Bench of this Court noted the objection of learned Counsel who appeared on behalf of the respondents in this writ petition to the effect that the petitioners had, with them, an equally alternate efficacious remedy by way of an original application before the learned Armed Forces Tribunal1. The matter was re-notified for considering this preliminary objection. 1 “the learned AFT” hereinafter W.P.(C) 13425/2024 Signature Not Verified Page 1 of 13 Digitally Signed By:AJIT KUMAR Signing Date:14.05.2025 15:46:01 2. We have, today, heard Mr. Sudhir Nandrajog, learned Senior Counsel for the petitioners and Mr. Mishra, learned CGSC for the respondents, at length on this issue. 3. The synopsis filed with the present writ petition, in its opening paragraphs, encapsulates the grievance of the petitioners. We deem it appropriate to reproduce the said paragraphs thus: “That being aggrieved and dissatisfied with policy letter dated 23.11.2021 and policy letter dated 29.03.2024 and with liberty from Hon’ble Supreme Court vide order dated 15.04.2024 in Misc. Application No. 2395/2023 in MA No. 1913 in W.P. No. 1913/2022, to pursue such substantive remedies as are available in law, before appropriate forum, the petitioners have filed the present writ petition be