WG CDR SOUMYA DEEP DAS vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision : 29.01.2026 W.P.(C) 1223/2026 WG CDR SOUMYA DEEP DAS .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Anurag Bhatt, Mr. Lokesh Pathak, Mr. Ansh Narayan Tripathi, Mr. Vaibhav Vijayvargiya and Mr. Yash Shahi, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Ms. Nidhi Raman, CGSC, Mr. Rajan Prakash, GP, Mr. Akash Mishra, Mr. Arnav Mittal, Mr. Mayank Sansonwal and Mr. Om Ram, Advs. with Mr. Anilva Shishat (Air Wing) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. KAMESWAR RAO HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA V. KAMESWAR RAO, J. (ORAL) CM APPL. 5969/2026 (exemption) 1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. 2. The application stands disposed of. W.P.(C) 1223/2026, CM APPL. 5968/2026, CM APPL. 5970/2026 & CM APPL. 5971/2026. 3. This petition lays challenge to the order dated 01.07.2025 passed by Armed Forces Tribunal (‘AFT’), Principal Bench, New Delhi in Original 4. Considering the seriousness of the allegations against the applicant and the fact that he is a man in ·uniform the departmental authorities have initiated appropriate action by convening a Court of Inquiry. At this stage, interference by the Tribunal on the basis of vague and