DILSHAD ALI vs GNCTD on 2 November 2026

1. Dilshad Ali, S/o Sh. Isaril, Aged about 41 years, R/o B-45, LG-I, Dilshad Colony, Delhi-110095.

2. Bhupender Sehrawat, S/o Sh. Dhan Singh, Aged about 45 years, R/o Village Zardakpur, Tehsil Badli, District Jhajjar, Haryana-124507.

3. Manesh Kumar, S/o Sh. Dalbir Singh, Aged about 44 years, R/o 833, New Residential Complex, Tihar Jail, New Delhi-110064.

4. Sudheer Kumar, S/o Sh. Jugmehar Singh, Aged about 42 years, R/o Village Rathoura, District Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh-250617.

5. Devender Singh, S/o Sh. Rohtash, Aged about 45 years, R/o 794, New Residential Complex, Tihar Jail, New Delhi-110064.

6. Rajpal, S/o Sh. Satbir Singh, Aged about 45 years, R/o Village & Post Office Rurkee, District Rohtak, Haryana-124401.

7. Uma Shankar Kumar, S/o Sh. Ramesh Chandra Prasad, ARTI

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Aged about 47 years, R/o 882, New Residential Complex, Tihar Jail, New Delhi-110064.

8. Suresh Kumar, S/o Sh. Dharampal, Aged about 43 years, R/o Village Nangal Khurd, Post Office Kumash Pur, District Sonipat, Haryana-131021.

9. Jaibir Singh, S/o Sh. Maha Singh, Aged about 44 years, R/o Flat No. 32, Type-II, Jail Complex, Rohini, New Delhi-110085.

10. Manjeet Kumar, S/o Sh. Jagdish, Aged about 52 years, R/o A-99, Village & Post Chhawla, Main Road, New Delhi-110071. .…Applicants

(By Advocate : Mr. Setu Niket with Ms. Esha Mazumdar)

VERSUS

1. Government of NCT of Delhi, Through its Chief Secretary, Delhi Secretariat, I.P. Estate,

2. Home Department, GNCTD, Through its Principal Secretary (Home), 5th Level, 'A' Wing, Delhi Sachivalaya, I.P. Estate, New Delhi.

3. Directorate General (Prisons), GNCTD, Through the Director General (Prisons), Prison Headquarters, Near Lajwanti Garden Chowk, Central Jail, Tihar, New Delhi-110064.

4. Administrative Reforms Department, GNCTD, Through the Secretary (AR), Delhi Secretariat, New Delhi.

5. Raj Kumar, Aged about 54 years, R/o Central Jail No. 10, ARTI

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Rohini Jail, Sector-19, New Delhi-110085. (In representative capacity) [To be served through Respondent No. 3]

6. Hari Prasad, Aged about 59 years, R/o Central Jail No. 8/9, Tihar Jail, New Delhi-110064. (In representative capacity) [To be served through Respondent No. 3]

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[By Advocate :Mr. H A Khan, Mr. Aman Singh, Ms. Vaishali Singh]

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ORDER (ORAL)

Hon’ble Ms. Harvinder Kaur Oberoi, Member (J)

Learned counsel for the applicants submits that the applicants are aggrieved by the action of the respondents, who, according to him, have not followed the prescribed roster while conducting the Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) and have promoted certain individuals in excess of their respective positions in the roster.

2. He further submits that the DoPT instructions mandate the maintenance of a roster and that promotions are required to be effected strictly in accordance with the roster.

3. Upon a query from the Bench as to whether the roster is required to be maintained in view of the issue pending consideration before the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Jarnail Singh's case, particularly in view of the interim directions permitting the respondents to continue making promotions from the unreserved category to the unreserved category and from the reserved category to the reserved category, learned counsel for the applicant seeks some time to obtain instructions in this regard.

4. At this stage, learned counsel for the applicant seeks permission to withdraw the present Original Application with liberty to file a better-drafted petition incorporating all the subsequent legal developments. He further seeks liberty to ARTI

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approach the respondents by way of a detailed representation before taking recourse to further legal proceedings.

5. Permission is granted. The present Original Application stands dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty as prayed for. Pending MA’s, if any, also stand disposed of.

(Dr. Sumeet Jerath) (Harvinder Kaur Oberoi) Member (A) Member (J)

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