DINESH KUMAR & ORS. vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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$~30 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 10594/2022 Date of Decision: 10.02.2026 IN THE MATTER OF: DINESH KUMAR & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr Vidya Sagar and Mr Amolak, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Manish Kumar, SPC with Ms. Pragya Bharti, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV JUDGEMENT PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV, J. (ORAL) 1. The petition is for following reliefs : (a) The official commumcation dated 20/23-5-2022 (Annexure-I) rece1ved from the Respondents may be struck down as arbitrary, ultra vires and Illegal, (b) The Respondents may be directed to release the amount of Rs 3,85,684 along with interest @ 18% p.a. to the Petitoners through their elder brother i.e. , Petitoner no.1, on furnishing of an Indemnity bond of the total amount so calculated, (c) allow any other relief as this Hon'ble Court considers would the Petitoners' interests, award costs of this writ petitioner. 2. The Petitioners are the children and legal heirs of late Shri Ram Signature Not Verified Signature Not Verified Signed By:PRIYA Signed Signing Date:16.02.2026 By:PURUSHAINDRA 20:01:30 KUMAR KAURAV Singh, who retired from the Central Government on 31.12.2000 and passed away on 26.04.2021. In the year 2000, during his service, he was entitled to promotion to the Junior Administrative Grade (JAG) of the Indian Civil Accounts Service. However, the said promotion was withheld on account of the pendency of a criminal case at that time. 3. Subsequently, in 2012, Shri Ram Singh was acquitted in the said criminal case and, thereafter, requested the concerned authorities to grant him the promotional and consequential pensionary benefits. However, the same was declined on the ground that he had already been superannuated f