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HIGH COURT OF DELHI
W.P.(C) 12321/2023
DHARMENDRA SINGH .....Petitioner
Through: Mr. Abhay Kumar Bhargava, Mr. Satyaarth Sinha, Ms. Shradha Mewati, Advs.
Through: Mr. Krishna Kumar Sharma, SPC, Mr. Anil Devlal, GP.
Insp Athurv CRPF, Mr Inderpal and Mr Ramniwas Yadav CRPF
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA
ORDER(ORAL)
18.11.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J.
JUDGMENT
1. The petitioner seeks re-fixation of seniority without impleading necessary parties.
2. We are finding, everyday, petition after petition seeking antedated seniority without impleading necessary parties.
3. It is a well-settled principle, laid down by the Supreme Court in State of Rajasthan v Ucchab Lal Chhanwal[1], Vijay Kumar Kaul v Union of India[2], Indu Shekhar Singh v State of U.P.3, J.S. Yadav v
W.P.(C) 12321/2023 State of U.P[4] and Padam Singh Jhina v Union of India[5], that, in cases of seniority, unless necessary parties are impleaded, the petition is not maintainable.
4. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed with liberty to the petitioner to re-institute the petition after impleading necessary parties.
C. HARI SHANKAR, J
OM PRAKASH SHUKLA, J NOVEMBER 18, 2025