CPL SACHIN KUMAR SOLANKI (RETD) vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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$~86 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 19.05.2026 + W.P.(C) 6952/2026 CPL SACHIN KUMAR SOLANKI (RETD) .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Manoj Kumar Gupta, Ms. Esha Mehrotra, Ms Devangana Sharma, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondent Through: Mr. P. S Singh CGSC, Mr. Rajneesh Kumar Sharma, Ms. Shivangi Sharma, Mr. Aditya Tomar, Mr. Mrityunjay Singh, Ms. Sakshi Raghav G.P, SGT Anil Vashisth for UOI. 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. CM APPL. 34213/2026 [exemption from filing certified, dim, typed and legible copies of the annexures accompanying with present writ petition] 1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. 2. Application stands disposed of. W.P.(C) 6952/2026 3. The present writ petition, filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, assails the impugned order dated 17.10.2025 Signature Not Verified Signed By:HARMINDER W.P.(C) 6952/2026 Page 1 of 12 KAUR Signing Date:21.05.2026 16:42:28 passed by the learned Armed Forces Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi (hereinafter “Tribunal”) in OA No. 331/2018 whereby the challenge laid by the Petitioner to his removal from service came to be rejected. The Petitioner further seeks setting aside of the Speaking Order dated 02.12.2017 ordering his removal from service along with consequential relief of reinstatement. 4. Succinctly stated, the Petitioner was enrolled in the Indian Air Force in the year 2011 as Ariman - Communication Technician and was subsequently posted at various establishments. 5. On 22.01.2017, a video was uploaded on social media (Facebook Account – with more than 2000 followers) wherein the Petitioner, while being in uniform, publicly aired grievances concerning service conditions