ASI EXE RAJENDER KUMAR vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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$~51 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 14th May, 2026 + W.P.(C) 6585/2026 & CM APPL. 32450/2026 ASI EXE RAJENDER KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Counsel for the Petitioner (appearance not given). versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Mayank Rustagi, SPC, Ms.Swati, Advocate, Sh. JP Singh AC, SI Rohtash, from CISF. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN J U D G M E N T (ORAL) AMIT MAHAJAN, J. 1. The present petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking quashing of Office Memorandum dated 08.12.2025 (‘impugned order’) issued by Asst. Commandant/Adm., CISF Unit, ASG Bengaluru. 2. It is the case of the Petitioner that while posted at CISF Unit, IGI Airport, Delhi from 17.01.2018 to 09.06.2022, he was paid House Rent Allowance (HRA) after deduction of 5%, despite allegedly being entitled to full HRA for the said period. Aggrieved thereby, the Petitioner submitted a representation before the Respondents seeking release of the balance HRA amount. The said representation, however, Signature Not Verified Signed By:KAMALDEEP KAUR W.P.(C) 6585/2026 Signing Date:15.05.2026 Page 1 of 4 17:31:31 came to be rejected vide the impugned order. 3. At the outset, it is pertinent to note that the impugned order has been issued by the Asst. Commandant/Adm., CISF Unit, ASG Bengaluru. It is also an admitted position that the Petitioner is presently posted at CISF Unit, Bengaluru Airport, Bengaluru, Karnataka. Upon a query being put to the learned counsel for the Petitioner as to how the present petition would be maintainable before this Court, it was submitted that since the Petitioner had served in Delhi during the period from 17.01.2018 to 09.06.2022 and the present claim pertains t