UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. vs 684783 EX HFO BRIJ KISHOR TRIPATHI

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 01.04.2026 W.P.(C) 4187/2026 UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Ms. Arunima Dwivedi CGSC with Ms. Swati Jhunjhunwala, Ms. Monalisha Pradhan, Advs. Sgt Padam Charan IAF. versus 684783 EX HFO BRIJ KISHOR TRIPATHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Manoj Kr. Gupta, Ms. Esha Mehrotra and Ms. Devangana Sharma, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. KAMESWAR RAO HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA, J. (ORAL) CM APPL. 20450/2026 1. Exemption is allowed, subject to all just exceptions. 2. The application stands disposed of. W.P.(C) 4187/2026 & CM APPL. 20449/2026 3. This is a writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India against the order dated 11.04.2023 [‘impugned order’] passed by the Armed Forces Tribunal Principal Bench, New Delhi [‘Tribunal’] in Original Application [‘O.A.’] No. 1265 of 2021 titled as (684783) EX HFO Brij Kishor Tripathi v. Union of India and Ors., whereby the Respondent has 4. The facts giving rise to the present petition are that the Respondent, who was enrolled in the Indian Air Force [‘IAF’] on 18.06.1983, was discharged in low medical catego