SANJIVE CHAMOLI AGM (COM-O) & ORS. vs UNION OF INDIA & ANR.

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$~32 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + LPA 294/2013 & CM APPL. 7547/2026 SANJIVE CHAMOLI AGM (COM-O) & ORS. .....Appellants Through: Mr. Arun Bhardwaj, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Utkarsh Joshi, Mr. Pranava Rastogi, Mr Kunwar Karan Singh, Ms. Anjali Menon, Ms. Muskan Jain, Ms Ashu Tiwari, Mr. Shreyaskar, Ms. Khushi Sood, Ms. Sudarshana B, Mr. Navneet Kumar Shukla, Ms. Kanishka Sharma and Mr. Vinay Thakur, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Anjana Gosain with Ms. Shreya Manjari Adv. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA ORDER (ORAL) % 04.02.2026 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. Ms. Gosain, learned Counsel for the respondents has appeared before us and handed over an email dated 3 February 2026 addressed to her by the Section Officer in the Airport Authority of India which reads as under: “Tue, 3 Feb 2026 at 20:51 SO (AAI Section) [email protected]> To: Anjana Gosain <[email protected]> Cc: DEEPAK NAGPAL NAGPAL <[email protected]>,GM, CHQ<[email protected]>, shankheshm [email protected]> Madam, Signature Not Verified Signed By:PRAGYA LPA 294/2013 Page 1 of 2 ARORA Signing Date:07.02.2026 14:44:37 With reference to the trailing mail on the subject cited above, it is submitted that this Ministry had taken the relevant decision in the year 2017 after due consultation with the Department of Pension and Pensioners' Welfare (DoPPW). In this regard, the Minutes of the Meeting held on 20.09.2017 are enclosed for ready reference. The said Minutes reflect that the judgment dated 20.12.2012 of the Hon'ble Court formed part of the deliberations and was duly taken note of at the time of taking the decision. In view of the same, there does not arise any question of reliance on the said judgment to the det