MAHBOOB KHAN & ORS. vs UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE SECRETARY & ANR.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 09.05.2025 W.P.(C) 6126/2025 MAHBOOB KHAN AND ORS .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Pulkit Agarwal, Mr. Alok Abhinav, Mr. Sudhanshu Kaushik, Mr. Shreyas, Mr. Rajat Kumar and Mr. Anubhav Lamba, Advocates. versus UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE SECRETARY & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. R.V. Sinha, Mr. A.S. Singh and Mr. Amit Sinha, Advocates and Mr. Ajay Pal, Law Officer, CRPF along with Insp. Athurv CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE RENU BHATNAGAR NAVIN CHAWLA, J. (Oral) CM APPL. 27922/2025 (Exemption) 1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. W.P.(C) 6126/2025 & CM APPL. 27921/2025 2. This petition has been filed challenging the Orders dated 21.02.2025 and 28.03.2025, whereby the petitioners have been transferred due to administrative exigencies. 3. The challenge of the petitioners to the Impugned Transfer 2024. 4. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the impugned Transfer Orders had been passed by treating the petitioners as Head Constable/Constable Safai Karamchari (Ministerial), which, in the opinion of the petitioners, is demeaning of their stature. 5. We are unable to agree with t