HARI PRAKASH vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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$~101 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision : 19.03.2026 + W.P.(C) 3551/2026 HARI PRAKASH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Abhay Kumar Bhargava and Mr. Satyarth Sinha, Advocates versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Hussain Taqvi, SPC with Mr. Dev Pratap Shahi, GP and Mr. Jitendra Mishra, HC- BSF CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. KAMESWAR RAO HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA, J. (ORAL) 1. This petition has been filed by the Petitioner with the following prayers:- “i. Issue a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction, directing the DG BSF to release benefits of ex-gratia compensation in favour of the Petitioner as stipulated under Office Memorandum dated 21.04.2011 and Office Memorandum dated 07.06.2017 issued by the Respondent No. 1 i.e., MHA along with 12% interest from the date of Medical Invalidation Board our i.e., 14.05.2024. In the light of the judgment dated 10.12.2025 passed by this Hon'ble Court in W.P.(C) No. 4042/2025 Titled as Kalu Ram Vs. Union of India & Ors. ii. Pass any other order in the interest of justice.” (Emphasis Supplied) 2. The Petitioner is seeking the benefit of ex-gratia compensation in terms of the office memorandum dated 21.04.20111 and office memorandum 1 Annexed to the writ petition as Annexure P-1 Signature Not Verified W.P.(C) 3551/2026 Page 1 of 5 Signed By:MAHIMA SHARMA Signing Date:25.03.2026 11:48 dated 07.06.20172 issued by the Resettlement and Welfare Directorate of the Ministry of Home Affairs (‘MHA’). 3. The relevant facts pertaining to the present case are that the Petitioner was appointed as HC (Min) in the 8th BN BSF on 22.10.2013 and has been invalidated on 14.05.2024 from service on medical grounds. It is a matter of record