SH. NAVEEN KUMAR GUPTA vs BHARAT HEAVY ELECTRICALS LTD. NEW DELHI

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 6th February, 2026 Pronounced on: 10th March, 2026. Uploaded on: 10th March, 2026. W.P.(C) 12069/2018 SH. NAVEEN KUMAR GUPTA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Vivek Singh, Mr. Onkar Nath and Mr. Anuj Mirdha, Advocates. versus BHARAT HEAVY ELECTRICALS LTD. NEW DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. A. K. Roy, Advocate. W.P.(C) 12110/2018 SH. MUKUL AGARWAL .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Vivek Singh, Mr. Onkar Nath and Mr. Anuj Mirdha, Advocates. versus BHARAT HEAVY ELECTRICALS LTD. NEW DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. A. K. Roy, Advocate. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA JUDGMENT SANJEEV NARULA, J.: 1. The Petitioners were long-serving executives of Bharat Heavy 2. The petitions are being decided by a common judgment, given the substantial overlap in the grounds of challenge, the reliefs sought, and the legal questions that arise for determination. The leave claim, however, requires separate treatment. In Mukul Agarwal’s case, the leave balance has already been transferred to the transferee organisation. In Naveen Kumar Gupta’s case, the HPL has not been transferred and the Petitioner seeks either transfer or, if transfer is not