CHEELI J RATNAM vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 29 July 2025 Pronounced on: 24 November 2025 W.P.(C) 6028/2021 CHEELI J RATNAM .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Himanshu Gautam, Mr. Kishan Gautam, Ms. Anuradha Pandey, Mr. Lokesh Sharma, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Raj Kumar Yadav, Senior Panel Counsel alongwith Mr. Vaibhav Bhardwaj and Ms. Tripti Sinha, Advs W.P.(C) 9496/2020 COMDT. AVW RAO .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Himanshu Gautam, Mr. Kishan Gautam, Ms. Anuradha Pandey, Mr. Lokesh Sharma, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Jaswinder Singh, Adv. W.P.(C) 7579/2024 & CM APPL. 31522/2024 JITENDER JIT SINGH JAMWAL .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Himanshu Gautam, Mr. Kishan Gautam, Ms. Anuradha Pandey, Mr. Lokesh Sharma, Advs. versus WP (C) 6028/2021 and other connected matters 8.5 26 G.S. Bajwa 37.9 – 37.9.5 27 Resulting principles 37.10 – 37.10.4 28 Applying the law 38 – 38.8 29 Whether Rule 20(1) and 20(2) can sustain 39 – 39.9 the scrutiny of Articles 14 and 16? 30 Do Rules 20(1) and 20(2) discriminate 39.5 between persons similarly situated? 31 Is there an intelligible differentia? 39.6 – 39.6.2 32 What is the