SUB MANOJ KUMAR (JC 779592) vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS

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$~42 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 16224/2025, CM APPL. 66375/2025 & CM APPL. 66376/2025 SUB MANOJ KUMAR (JC 779592) .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Manoj Gupta, Adv. with Major Anish Muralidhar for Army versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. ....Respondents Through: Dr. V.S. Mahndiyan, Adv. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA ORDER (ORAL) % 17.10.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. This writ petition is directed against an order dated 13 October 2025 passed by the Armed Forces Tribunal1 whereby an application for interim relief, made by the petitioner as the applicant in OA 2769/20252, has been rejected. 2. The petitioner approached the AFT, aggrieved by the fact that he was denied permanent commission. His candidature for permanent commission was rejected by the respondents by order dated 28 August 2025, on the ground that his Annual Confidential Reports3 did not 1 “AFT” hereinafter 2 Sub M Tech (Radar) Manoj Kumar v UOI 3 “ACRs” hereinafter Signature Not Verified W.P.(C) 16224/2025 Digitally Signed By:AJIT Page 1 of 5 KUMAR Signing Date:27.10.2025 14:57:11 meet the grade for him to be granted permanent commission. 3. In the OA, the petitioner also included the following interim prayer: “In view of the fact and circumstances of the case the applicant seeks interim relief that one vacancy in PC SL Quota/Electronic & Mechanical Assistant Engineer (EMAE) be kept reserved during the pendency of the OA and direct the respondents to send applicant for training provisionally since training will start on 15.09.2025 and keep grant of commission on hold till final disposal of' the OA as if the same is not done in this year, the applicant will suffer irreparable damage despite prima facie case in his favor and balance of convenienc