Delhi High Court
W.P.(C)/7240/2026 of NIRANJAN PRATAP SINGH Vs UNION OF INDIA THROUGH MINISTRY OF DEFENCE & ANR. on 22 May 2026
HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 7240/2026, CM APPL. 35417/2026, CM APPL. 35418/2026, CM APPL. 35419/2026, CM APPL. 35420/2026 NIRANJAN PRATAP SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sanjay Jain, Sr. Adv. with Ms. Ashima Gupta, Mr. Pankaj Singhal, Ms. Harshita, Mr. Chandan, Mr. Anant Tomar,
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
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W.P.(C) 7240/2026, CM APPL. 35417/2026, CM APPL.
35418/2026, CM APPL. 35419/2026, CM APPL. 35420/2026
NIRANJAN PRATAP SINGH
.....Petitioner
Through:
Mr. Sanjay Jain, Sr. Adv. with
Ms. Ashima Gupta, Mr. Pankaj
Singhal, Ms. Harshita, Mr.
Chandan, Mr. Anant Tomar,
Mr. Rudransh Singh, Advs.
versus
UNION OF INDIA THROUGH MINISTRY OF DEFENCE &
ANR.
.....Respondents
Through:
Ms. Amrita Prakash, CGSC.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN
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1. The limited relief sought by the Petitioner in the present Petition is to direct the Respondents to decide his Statutory Petition filed under Section 119 of the Coast Guard Act, 1978, which is stated to be pending for nearly 10 months.
2. A perusal of the record reflects that after the Coast Guard Court held the Petitioner guilty, he was dismissed from service on 10.03.2025.
3. Learned counsel representing the Respondent submits that the Statutory Petition, along with the supplementary representation filed by the Petitioner, will be decided by the Respondents within a period of six weeks from today.
4. Keeping in view the aforesaid and without going into the merits This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 25/05/2026 at 12:55:25
of the case, the present Petition is disposed of, while directing the Respondents to decide the Statutory Petition, along with the supplementary representation, filed by the Petitioner, positively within a period of six weeks from today.
5. All the pending applications also stand closed.
ANIL KSHETARPAL, J.
AMIT MAHAJAN, J. MAY 22, 2026 jai/ad
This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 25/05/2026 at 12:55:25