UNION OF INDIA & ORS vs PADMA JAISWAL IAS (AGMUT:2003)

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 12.02.2026 Judgment pronounced on: 01.04.2026 Judgment uploaded on: 01.04.2026 + W.P.(C) 6699/2018 UNION OF INDIA & ORS .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Sanjay Jain, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Ruchir Mishra, Mr. Sanjiv Kumar Saxena, Mr. Mukesh Kumar Tiwari, Mr. Nishank Tripathi, Ms. Harshita Sukhija, Ms. Reba Jain Mishra, Ms. Poonam Shukla, Ms Rishika Agrawal and Ms. Priya Tyagi, Advs. versus PADMA JAISWAL IAS (AGMUT:2003) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Nidhesh Gupta, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Tarun Gupta, Adv. + W.P.(C) 12072/2018, CM APPL. 46771/2018 and CM APPL. 14354/2019 SH. SANJAY PRATAP SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. A. K. Thakur, Mr. Rishi Raj, Mr. Sujeet Kumar and Mr. Ningthem Oinam, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA THROUGH SECRETARY .....Respondent Through: Ms. Nidhi Raman, CGSC with Mr. Akash Mishra and Mr. Arnav Mittal, Advs. for UOI + W.P.(C) 12083/2018, CM APPL. 14344/2019 and CM APPL. 18093/2019 SH. SANJAY PRATAP SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. A. K. Thakur, Mr. Rishi Raj, Mr. Sujeet Kumar and Mr. Ningthem Oinam, Advs. versus Signature Not Verified Signed By:JAI NARAYAN W.P,(C) 6699/2018 and connected matters Signing Date:01.04.2026 Page 1 of 45 12:25:22 UNION OF INDIA THROUGH SECRETARY AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Ms. Nidhi Raman, CGSC with Mr. Akash Mishra and Mr. Arnav Mittal, Advs. for R1/UOI. + W.P.(C) 14025/2025 and CM APPL. 57369/2025 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Shashank Dixit, CGSC with Mr. Kunal Raj, Adv versus RINKU DHUGGA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ankur Chhibber, Adv. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN JUDGMENT ANIL KSHETARPAL, J.: 1. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, W.P.(C) 6699/2018 and W.P.(C) 14025/20