RANJU LEHRA DAS vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

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$~10 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 14th November, 2025 + W.P.(C) 3489/2019 RANJU LEHRA DAS .....Petitioner Through: Mr. A K Mishra, Mr Arpit Mishra, Advocates, versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sarfaraz Ahmad, SPC with Mr. Arshdeep Singh Randhawa, Legal Officer RAF and Mr. Rishi Kumar Chaudhary and Mr. Jitendra Gautam, RAF. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH MEHTA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIMAL KUMAR YADAV ORDER (ORAL) DINESH MEHTA, J. 1. The Petitioner in the present case has raised a grievance that the Respondents have not given her promotion to the post of Assistant Commandant in the year in which she was entitled to. 2. The Petitioner was appointed as Mahila/Naik under sports quota in the year 1995; she was promoted to the post of Head Constable in the year 1997, and then to the post of Sub-Inspector in the year 2010. 3. Informing that the Petitioner had received nine cash rewards as an outstanding sportsperson, learned counsel for the Petitioner submitted that the Petitioner was promoted to the post of Inspector (GD) in the year 2015. Signature Not Verified Signed By:ASHOK W.P.(C) 3489/2019 Page 1 of 5 KUMAR CHOUHAN Signing Date:17.11.2025 17:04:12 4. As per the Petitioner, though she could not appear for the promotional course in the year 2007 and 2008, as she was detailed for Senior Under Officers Cadre Course (hereinafter referred to as ‘SUOCC’), yet the Respondents declared her as ‘failed’ and did not give her promotion. 5. It is an admitted case that the Petitioner was promoted in the year 2014 and 2015, obviously when she had cleared the promotional course. 6. Learned counsel for the Petitioner firstly invited Court’s attention towards Para No. 11 & 12 of the writ petition and submitted that two female office