MANJU SHARMA & ORS. vs GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS.

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$~5 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 11304/2024 and CM APPL. 46854/2024 Date of Decision: 08.05.2026 IN THE MATTER OF:- MANJU SHARMA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Gaurav Jain, Advocate. versus GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Vaishali Gupta, Panel Counsel ( Civil ) GNCTD, Ms. Rashi Aggarwal, Advocates for R-1. Mr. Akshay Amritanshu, Senior Panel Counsel, Adv., Mr. Mayur Goyal, Adv., Mr. Sarthak Srivastava, Advocates for R-2 and 3. Mr. Jitendra Gautam, CRPF. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV JUDGEMENT PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV, J. (ORAL) 1. The petitioners are the wife and children of late Sh. Nand Kishore Sharma (“Deceased”) who have filed the instant petition seeking, primarily, – (1) ex gratia compensation in terms of the Cabinet Decision dated 13.05.2020 (“said Cabinet Decision”) of the Signature Not Verified Signature Not Verified Signed By:NEHA CHOPRA Signed Signing Date:20.05.2026 By:PURUSHAINDRA 15:46:00 KUMAR KAURAV Govt. of NCT of Delhi (“GNCTD”); (2) compensation in terms of the Kendriya Anugrah Rashi, Kendriya Anugrag Anudaan (if not covered under the just-mentioned scheme), and the Bharat Ke Veer Fund of the Union of India. 2. The facts as pleaded in the petition appear to be that the deceased was a Sub-Inspector (SI/GD) in 103 Battalion, Rapid Action Force of the Central Reserve Police Force („CRPF‟), which comes under the administrative control of respondent no. 3. It is contended that the Deceased served our country as a COVID Front Line Worker during the COVID-19 pandemic till 21.04.2021 and died on 24.04.2021 after contracting the COVID disease “during the discharge of his duty”. His RT-PCR Test conducted posthumously on 25.04.2021 is also stated to be positive for COVID. 3. The said