COL JAMSHAID AKHTAR (RETD.) vs GENERAL MANAGER (HR) ENGINEERING PROJECTS (INDIA) ATD. AND ORS.

$~2 to 4 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 8th May, 2026 W.P.(C) 7625/2019, CM APPL. 31753/2019 COL JAMSHAID AKHTAR (RETD.) .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Indra Sen Singh, Mr. Nasir Mohammad and Ms. Kaberi Sharma, Advocates. versus GENERAL MANAGER (HR) ENGINEERING PROJECTS (INDIA) ATD. AND ORS. .....Respondent Through: Ms. Manisha Agrawal Narain, CGSC with Mr. Nipun Jain, Advocate. Mr. Debarshi Bhadra, Advocate for R-2, 3. CONT.CAS(C) 883/2022 COL JAMSHAID AKHTAR (RETD.) .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Indra Sen Singh, Mr. Nasir Mohammad and Ms. Kaberi Sharma, Advocates. versus SRI P K SAHOO & ANR. .....Respondent Through: Mr. Debarshi Bhadra, Advocate. W.P.(C) 7598/2019, CM APPL. 31601/2019 WG CDR SANDEEP MALHOTRA (RETD.) .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Indra Sen Singh, Mr. Nasir Mohammad and Ms. Kaberi Sharma, Advocates. 3. Mr. Devvrat Yadav, SPC with Mr. Kartik Sharma, GP. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA JUDGMENT SANJEEV NARULA, J. (Oral): 1. These matters concern retired defence officers who, after leaving military service, were selected by Engineering Projects (India) Ltd.,1 a Central Public Sector Enterprise,2 through a recruitment advertisement. T