RANBIR SINGH vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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$~45 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 17576/2025 RANBIR SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Jitendra Kumar Singh, Adv with Ms. Harshita Singh, Adv & Ms. Shivpriya, Adv. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Amit Saxena, Sr. Panel Counsel with Mr. Amit Acharya, Govt. Pleader CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA ORDER (ORAL) % 19.11.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. The petitioner seeks ante-dated promotion as Sub-Inspector from 2017. 2. This would require the petitioner to implead persons who would have been promoted or appointed as SI after 2017 whose seniority would be affected if the relief in the petition were to be granted, applying the law laid down in State of Rajasthan v Ucchab Lal Chhanwal1, Vijay Kumar Kaul v Union of India2, Indu Shekhar 1 (2014) 1 SCC 144 2 (2012) 7 SCC 610 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:AJIT KUMAR W.P.(C) 17576/2025 Page 1 of 2 Signing Date:20.11.2025 19:20:20 Singh v State of U.P.3, J.S. Yadav v State of U.P4 and Padam Singh Jhina v Union of India5. 3. As this is a fresh petition, we allow the petitioner to withdraw this writ petition with liberty to reinstitute the petition after impleading necessary parties. 4. The writ petition is disposed of as withdrawn. C. HARI SHANKAR, J. OM PRAKASH SHUKLA, J. NOVEMBER 19, 2025 dsn 3 (2006) 8 SCC 129 4 (2011) 6 SCC 570 5 (1974) 1 SLR 594 (SC) Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:AJIT KUMAR W.P.(C) 17576/2025 Page 2 of 2 Signing Date:20.11.2025 19:20:20