BANARSI DEVI vs UNION OF INDIA AND ANR.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision : 19.02.2026 W.P.(C) 2369/2026 BANARSI DEVI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Keshav Pratap Singh, Mr. Karamjeet Yadav, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr Jagdish Chandra CGSC, Ms Aishwarya Sinha, GP Mr Sujeet Kumar Choudhary, Ms Maanya Saxena, Adv. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. KAMESWAR RAO HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA, J. (ORAL) CM APPL. 11503/2026 (Exemption) 1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. 2. The application is disposed of. W.P.(C) 2369/2026 3. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner as a widow of Late Ct Sh. Kishan Lal Saini (herein referred to as ‘deceased’) under Article 226 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a suitable writ, order or direction against the respondents to set aside the letter dated 18.02.2019 of 4. The relevant facts for deciding the present case is as follows: 4.1. Late Sh. Kishan Lal Saini was recruited in the Border Security Force (‘BSF’) as a Constable in the year 1999, after being found medically fit and suitable for service (since deceased). 4.2. In October 2004, while posted at BOP Sukhnagar