EX SEP RAJI HASAN vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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$~18 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 3770/2024 EX SEP RAJI HASAN .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sumit Srivastava, Mr. Rajesh Pathak and Mr. Satyam Sinha, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Amit Tiwari, CGSC with Ms. Ayushi Srivastava, Mr. Ayush Tanwar and Mr. Arpan Narwal, Advs. Major Anish Muralidhar and Capt. Carolin Johnson CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 11.09.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. This matter has been taken up for hearing by us, out of turn, in view of order dated 16 February 2024 passed by the Supreme Court in Civil Appeal 2509-2511/20241. The order reads thus: “1. Delay condoned. 2. The appellant is aggrieved by the orders dated 17.09.2015 and 13.04.2023 passed by the Armed Forces Tribunal, Regional Bench, Lucknow. 3. The appellant's grievance is that despite his sentence and resultant dismissal from service being set aside, he has been denied the consequential benefits. It is further his case that the co-accused of the appellant, Ashok Kumar has been granted all the 1 EX SEP Raji Hasan v Union of India Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:AJIT W.P.(C) 3770/2024 Page 1 of 5 KUMAR Signing Date:15.09.2025 17:53:44 consequential benefits. 4. It appears to us that in light of the three-judge Bench decision of this Court in Union of India v Parashotam Das2, the appellant now has an effective alternative remedy to approach the jurisdictional High Court and/or Delhi High Court, as the case may be, for redressal of his grievances. Learned counsel for the appellant submits that an appropriate writ petition shall be filed within four weeks. 5. Consequently, the instant appeals are disposed of with liberty to the appellant to approach the High Court