B L KOLI vs UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LTD & ORS.

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 15th April, 2026. Pronounced on: 22nd April, 2026. Uploaded on: 22nd April, 2026. + W.P.(C) 1676/2023 B L KOLI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Rajender Gulati, Mr. V.C. Bharti and Mr. I.P. Singh, Advocates. versus UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LTD & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Abhishek Kumar Gola, Advocate for R-1. + W.P.(C) 8050/2013 & CM APPLs. 5717/2019, 73344/2025 BABU LAL KOLI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Rajender Gulati, Mr. V.C. Bharti and Mr. I.P. Singh, Advocates. versus UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD .....Respondent Through: Mr. Abhishek Kumar Gola, Advocate for R-1. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA JUDGMENT SANJEEV NARULA, J.: 1. These two writ petitions are being disposed of by this common order because they arise from the same service relationship, concern overlapping claims to retiral and service benefits, and substantially converge upon the legal effect of the disciplinary proceedings initiated against the Petitioner while he was in service and continued after his retirement. The earlier petition, W.P.(C.) 8050/2013, was directed principally to promotional and Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 1676/2023 & W.P.(C) 8050/2013 Page 1 of 32 By:NITIN KAIN Signing Date:22.04.2026 18:46:32 retiral consequences. The later petition, W.P.(C.) 1676/2023, assails the disciplinary action itself, namely the memorandum of charges dated 2 nd September, 2009, the inquiry report dated 12th August, 2019, communicated on 16th September, 2019, the penalty order dated 22nd March, 2021, the addendum dated 13th May, 2021, and the communication dated 7th June, 2021 declining an appeal under Rule 31 of the General Insurance (Conduct, Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1975.1 2. By order dated 29th Novembe