DR. MANGLO RANI & ANR. vs UNION OF INDIA THROUGH MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS & ORS.

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$~41 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 3239/2026 & CM APPL. 15587/2026 Date of decision: 13.03.2026 IN THE MATTER OF: DR. MANGLO RANI & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Mr Karmanya Singh Choudhary, Advocate. versus UNION OF INDIA THROUGH MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Chandan Deep Singh,SPC; Mr. Rishav Kashyap, GP, Mr. Amitabh Pandey, Advocate; Mr. Aman Sinha, Advocates for R-1 & 2. Mr. Raghvendra Upadhyay Panel Counsel GNCTD, Mr. Madhur Advocate, Ms. Purnima Jain Advocate & Ms. Shivpa Taneja Advocate for R-3. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV JUDGEMENT PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV, J. (ORAL) 1. The petition is for directions to the Union of India to regularise the Accomodation Quarter No. 821, Type II, Sector-3, R.K. Puram, New Delhi 110022 (said accommodation) in favour of the petitioner. Signature Not Verified Signature Not Verified Signed By:PRIYA Signed Signing Date:17.03.2026 By:PURUSHAINDRA 12:31:14 KUMAR KAURAV 2. Vide order dated 02.02.2026, in view of the petitioners’ submission that they would prefer to stay in ‘Type-II’ accomodation although they were entitled to a higher category of ‘Type IV’ accommodation, and that regularisation has been allowed in similarly situated cases, the Court had directed the respondents to reconsider the petitioner’s claim and pass a fresh order. Pursuant to the said directions, the respondents have passed a speaking order on 03.03.2026. In the said order, it is recorded that the said accommodation has been placed in ‘Departmental Pool’ with effect from 07.02.2008 and is reserved to be allocated to employees of the Delhi Police. 3. According to Office Memorandum dated 17.09.2018 spouses/wards of employees working in the eligible office of the Government o