EXPORT INSPECTION COUNCIL vs DEEPAK SHEKHAR & ANR.

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Judgment reserved on: 19.01.2026 % Judgment delivered on: 07.04.2026 + LPA 391/2021 & CM APPL. 37850/2021 EXPORT INSPECTION COUNCIL .....Appellant Through: Mr. L.R. Khatana, Advocate. versus DEEPAK SHEKHAR & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Kripa Shankar Prasad and Mohd. Ainul Ansari, Mr. M. K. Goyal, Mr.Harsh Jain, Advs. for R-1 and 3. Mr. Sushil Kr. Pandey, S.P.C. for R- 2/UOI. + LPA 392/2021 & CM APPL. 37893/2021 EXPORT INSPECTION COUNCIL .....Appellant Through: Mr. Sanjay R. Hegde, Sr. Adv. with Mr. L. R. Khatana, Mr. Ankit Tiwari, Mr. Ashish Kumar, Advs. versus RAJIV RAIZADA & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Kripa Shankar Prasad and Mohd. Ainul Ansari, Mr. M. K. Goyal, Mr.Harsh Jain, Advs. + LPA 396/2021 & CM APPL. 37893/2021 EXPORT INSPECTION COUNCIL .....Appellant Through: Mr. Sanjay R. Hegde, Sr. Adv. with Mr. L. R. Khatana, Mr. Ankit Tiwari, Mr. Ashish Kumar, Advs. LPA 391/2021 & other connected matters Page 1 of 13 Signature Not Verified Digiltally Signed By:SREERAM L Signing Date:07.04.2026 15:44:33 versus ANAND KISHORE & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Kripa Shankar Prasad, Mohd. A. Ansari, Mr. Manoj Kr. Goyal, Mr.Harsh Jain, Advs. for R-1. Mr. Sushil Kr. Pandey, S.P.C. for R- 2/UOI. CORAM: HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA JUDGMENT DEVENDRA KUMAR UPADHYAYA, C.J. 1. These three intra-Court appeals challenge the judgment and order dated 05.07.2021, passed by the learned Single Judge whereby W.P.(C) 6747/2014, W.P.(C) 8601/2010 & W.P.(C) 3426/2012 have been allowed and it has been held that the employees of the Export Inspection Council – appellant, who had instituted the proceedings of the writ petitions would be deemed to have switched over to the pension scheme and as such are enti