SUB KRISHAN KUMAR vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 10th OCTOBER, 2025 IN THE MATTER OF: + W.P.(C) 840/2017 SUB KRISHAN KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. N. N. Chauhan, Advocate with Petitioner in person versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS ......Respondents Through: Mr Vijay Joshi, CGSC Major Anish Muralidhar, Army CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIMAL KUMAR YADAV JUDGMENT SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD, J. 1. The instant writ petition has been filed by the Petitioner with the following prayers:- “(a) ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER WRIT, Direction or Order quashing and setting aside the (b) impugned Punishment order dated 17.08.2010 (Annexure P- 1) "Severe Reprimand" awarded to petitioner on basis of Charge-Sheet dated 9.08.2010 (Annexure P-2) being illegal, arbitrary, afterthought, unjust, ineffective and not maintainable in law and facts and against the principles of natural justice as stated in the preceding paras, in the interest of justice; (c)ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER WRIT or Order by quashing and setting aside the Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 840/2017 Page 1 of 15 By:SHAZAAD ZAKIR Signing Date:10.10.2025 18:30:30 Discharge Order No.1523/T-4/24/CA-2(MP) dated 27.01.2012 (Annexure P-3) and Movement Order No.23602/Est dated 30.09.2012 (Annexure P-4) issued by 231 Field Workshop Coy EME being wrong, illegal, not in order, without jurisdiction, based on illegal and false punishment and without sanctioning of discharge by the competent authority under Army Rule; (d) ISSUE A WRIT OF CERTIORARI OR ANY OTHER WRIT or order(s) for quashing and setting aside the discharge part-II Order No. 0/0274/02/2012 dated 1.10.2012 published by 231 Fd. Wksp. Coy. (617 EME Bn.) C/o 99 APO (Annexure P-5) and Discharge Book S