OMBEER SINGH PARMAR & ORS. vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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$~1 (Special Bench) * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 20.02.2026 + W.P.(C) 6694/2024 OMBEER SINGH PARMAR & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr.Harpreet Singh, Mr.Jatin Kumar Gaur and Mr.Arunesh Sharma, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr.Syed Abdul Haseeb, CGSC with Mr.Tanvir Zaki, Adv. and Dr.Devesh, DC, Law, CISF Adv. for UOI Mr.Sanjay Hegde, Sr. Adv. with Ms.Charu Modi and Ms.Shaanya Shukla, Advs. for Review Petitioners. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RENU BHATNAGAR NAVIN CHAWLA, J. (ORAL) REVIEW PET. 307/2025 & CM APPL. 29992/2025 in W.P.(C) 6694/2024 1. This review petition has been filed, seeking review of the judgment dated 25.03.2025 passed by this Court in the above Writ Petition, whereby the same was allowed with the following directions: “12. In the present case, the impugned seniority list, has been issued by the respondents on 19.04.2023. The same therefore, has to be governed by the decision Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed REVIEW PET. 307/2025 Page 1 of 11 By:REYMON VASHIST Signing Date:23.02.2026 19:18:47 of the Supreme Court in K.Meghachandra Singh (supra). 13. Applying the above principle, retrospective seniority even before the personnel is born in the Cadre, cannot be granted. The impugned seniority list insofar as it determined seniority in violation of the said principal, is liable to be quashed. xxxx 16. However, keeping in view that the reference is pending before the Larger Bench, we direct that the seniority list, which shall be redrawn by the respondents pursuant to our judgment, shall be subject to the outcome of the reference. 17. The respondents shall rework the Seniority List and publish the revised list after considering objections, if any, filed to a