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

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$~34 * 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 Signature Not Verified Signed By:VIJAYA LAKSHMI DOBHAL Signing Date:15.05.2025W.P.(C) 6126/2025 Page 1 of 3 13:39:08 Orders is that though they had earlier been appointed under the Group “D” posts as Follower (Safai Karamchari (Ministerial)), pursuant to an O.M. dated 16.10.2020 by which a merger of the posts of Daftry, Farash, Peon and Safai Karamchari (Ministerial) into one category of Multi-Tasking Staff Ministerial cadre, had taken place, they were performing the work of Multi-Task staff. They claim that the respondent no.2, by an Order dated 06.06.2024, has restored the petitioners to the earlier cadre of Constable/Safai Karamchari (Ministerial) instead of Multi-Tasking Staff Ministerial Cadre, thereby demoting them. This issue is pending adjudication before this Court in a separate Writ Petition, being W.P.(C) 13387/2024. 4. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits