N.V. RAMAMI vs THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 17.03.2025 Judgment delivered on: 15.05.2025 + CMI 6/2019 & CM APPL. 26975/2019 N.V. RAMAMI .....Petitioner VERSUS THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA .....Respondent Memo of Appearance For the Appellant: Ms. Sunita Singh and Mr. Abhigya Kushwah, Advocates with petitioner in person For the Respondents: Mr. Amir Singh Pasrich and Mr.Karan Bahmani, Advocates CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN JUDGMENT MANOJ JAIN, J 1. It needs to be evaluated whether appellant can be permitted to file the appeal in question as an indigent person or not. 2. Before coming to the aspect of indigency, let me, in brief, take note of the relevant background facts. 3. Appellant-Mr. N.V. Ramami was employed by Canadian High Commission as Librarian/Typist way back in the year 1975 and was stationed in New Delhi. He, eventually, got promoted as Accounts CMI 6/2019 1 of 17 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:SONIA THAPLIYAL Signing Date:15.05.2025 19:54:18 Officer in the year 1982 and his job profile, inter alia, included handling of cash, bank drafts and cheques of various currencies etc. 4. During such employment, plaintiff-Commission learnt that funds were missing from their accounts and either there was no record in the bank account or there was mismatch. It, accordingly, decided to inquire into the matter, while also expecting a reasonable explanation from appellant. 5. Appellant, instead, sent resignation on 05.12.1994 and, since he did not give any reason for the same, the respondent suspected his complicity in said misappropriation of funds. When he was called for hearing and was asked to explain the above, he, even, offered to pay back a sum of Rs. 1 lac, of his own volition. 6. Fact, however, remains that he, eventually, retr