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HIGH COURT OF DELHI
W.P.(C) 6300/2021
EX CPL PRATAP JAMPALA .....Petitioner
Through: Mr. Baljeet Singh, Ms. Deepika Sheoran, Mr. Ashish Sheoran, Mr. Abhishek Gahlyan, Advs.
Through: Mr. Balendu Shekhar CGSC
Maurya and Mr Divyansh Singh, Advs. Sgt Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt Mritunjay, DAV Legal Cell Air Force, For Union of
India
SATYA PRAKASH ANAND, EX CPL 791565-R .....Petitioner
Through: Ms Pallavi Awasthi, Adv.
Through: Sgt Manish Kumar Singh and Sgt Mritunjay, DAV Legal Cell Air Force, For Union of India
ANAND KUMAR SINGH, EX CPL 762051-R ....Petitioner
Through: Ms. Pallavi Awasthi, Adv.
ARUN KISHORE, EX CPL 772454-F .....Petitioner
India
GHAN SHYAM DAS .....Petitioner
Through: Mr. NK Aggarwal, Senior Panel Counsel
India
DEW NARAYAN, (EX. CPL 761663-H) .....Petitioner
Choudhury, Advocates
AJAYA KUMAR BEHERA .....Petitioner
Through: Mr. Rajesh Kumar Gautam, Mr. Deepanjal Choudhary, Mr. Azal Aekram and
Mr. Likivi Jakhalu, Advs.
Through: Mr. Vedansh Anand, SPC
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA
JUDGMENT
04.12.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J.
1. Mr. Balendu Shekhar, learned CGSC for Union of India, points out that the lis in these writ petitions is amenable to adjudication by AFT.
2. While learned Counsel for the petitioners do not seriously dispute this contention, it is pointed out that these petitions have been pending since 2021, and relegating the petitioners to the AFT may protract the proceedings. We are, however, bound by the judgment of the Supreme Court in L Chandra Kumar v. Union of India[1] and, if the matter is amenable to adjudication by AFT, we are coram non judice, till the AFT takes a view in the matter.
3. However, we appreciate the concern voiced by the petitioners.
4. Accordingly, instead of requiring the petitioner to re-approach the AFT, we direct the Registry of this Court to transfer the record of these proceedings to the AFT electronically within two weeks from today.
5. We also request the AFT to register these writ petitions as appropriate Transferred Applications and proceed on the basis of the record of these writ petitions, treating them as the record of the Tribunal.
6. As these writ petitions have been pending since 2021 and deal with pensionary benefits, we also request the AFT to grant priority to these matters and decide them as expeditiously as possible.
7. In order to further expedite matters, we direct learned Counsel for the parties to appear before the learned Tribunal on 22 December
2025.
8. The entire record of these petitions shall be treated as the record of the AFT and the AFT would proceed further on that basis.
C. HARI SHANKAR, J.
OM PRAKASH SHUKLA, J. DECEMBER 4, 2025