SURAJ SINGH vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 12th SEPTEMBER, 2025 IN THE MATTER OF: W.P.(C) 5935/2010 SURAJ SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Vishwendra Verma, Advocate versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondent Through: Ms. Shiva Lakshmi, CGSC with Mr.Madhav Bajaj, Ms. Katyayani Joshi, Mr. Prabhakar Mishra, Advs. Mr R L Meena, Dy. Commandant and Mr. S K Bharti CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE JUDGMENT SUBRAMONIUM PRASAD, J. 1. The present writ petition has been filed against an order dated 17.07.2008 passed by the Respondent No. 4 herein, by way of which the Petitioner was removed from service. 2. The factual background involved in the present writ petition is that the Petitioner was recruited to the post of a Sub-Inspector in the Central Industrial Security Force [“CISF”], Indirapuram, Ghaziabad on 07.11.2003 against a post specifically reserved for Scheduled Tribe incumbents, on the strength of a Caste Certificate dated 21.08.1991 bearing Serial No. 14/90- 9/SC/S1, issued by the Tehsildar, Bhander, District Gwalior, Madhya 3. Material on record indicates that this Court has been apprised of an Order dated 14.09.