Rajesh Kumar v. Director General Coast Guard Headquarters

Delhi High Court · 16 Nov 2022 · 2025:DHC:3745-DB
C. Hari Shankar; Ajay Digpaul
W.P.(C) 6323/2025
2025:DHC:3745-DB
administrative petition_allowed

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The Delhi High Court directed the Coast Guard authorities to decide the petitioner’s pending resignation application within four weeks, emphasizing timely disposal of administrative requests.

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W.P.(C) 6323/2025
HIGH COURT OF DELHI
W.P.(C) 6323/2025 & CM APPL. 28754/2025
RAJESH KUMAR .....Petitioner
Through: Mr. Yatharth Singh
WITH
Mr. Divesh kumar, Ms. Moulishree Pathak and Mr. Naresh Kumar, Advs.
VERSUS
DIRECTOR GENREAL(COAST GUARD)
HEADQUARTER AND ORS .....Respondents
Through: Mr. Raghwendra Tiwari, Sr.
Panel Counsel
WITH
Ms. Mamta Tiwari, GP.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL
ORDER (ORAL)
13.05.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J.
JUDGMENT

1. The petitioner is aggrieved by the fact that his request for being permitted to resign from service is pending with the respondents since September and November 2024.

2. He has drawn our attention to an order passed by a Coordinate Bench of this Court on 16 November 2022 in WP(C) 15706/2022[1], whereby, in a similar case, the respondents were directed to dispose of Rajesh Pandian v Director General Coast Guard Headquarters W.P.(C) 6323/2025 the petitioner’s application seeking resignation within a time-bound frame.

3. Accordingly, we dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the respondents to take a decision on the petitioner’s application within a period of four weeks from today and to communicate the decision to the petitioner forthwith.

4. Should the petitioner continue to remain aggrieved by the decision, his rights in that regard shall remain reserved.

5. The writ petition is disposed of.

C. HARI SHANKAR, J.