Vivek Kumar vs Union of India and Others

Type Court Judgment Court Delhi Orders Decided Feb 02, 2026

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Citation: sooperkanoon.com/1255335
Court: Delhi Orders High Court
Judge: Hon'Ble Mr. Justice V. Kameswar Rao,Hon'Ble Ms. Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora
Decided On: Feb 02, 2026
Case Number: W.P.(C)/1358/2026
Subject: Right to Information

Case Summary

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Right to Information

Key legal issue: Right to Information

Parties & Advocates

Appellant / Petitioner

Vivek Kumar

Advocate Mr. Raghunath Pathak, Mr. Varad Dwivedi, Mrs. Shweta Priya, Mrs. Pratima Singh

Respondent

Union of India and Others

Advocate Mr. Anubhav Tyagi, Mr. Rahul Bhaskar, Mr. Bharat Gautam, Ms. Lipi Garg

Excerpt

.....other appropriate writ or orders quashing the salary slip (wrongful deduction of rs. 10,754) for the month of january 2026 issued by office of director general, i.t.b.p as arbitrary, illegal and against the policy of l.t.b.p. b) decide the representation dated 27.01.2026 made to the respondent i.t.b.p officials. c) pass any such further order/order(s) as this hon'ble court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.”2. the submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the respondents have recovered an amount of rs. 10,754/- from the salary which was paid for the month of january, 2026.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 09/02/2026 at 12:58:58 3. he states that there is an apprehension that alike amount may also be recovered from the salary of the petitioner which is to be paid for the month of february, 2026. 4. he states that, appropriate shall be, that the respondents should decide the representation dated 27.01.2026 made by the petitioner herein, which submission is agreeable to the counsel for the respondents. 5. accordingly, we direct, that the respondents shall decide the representation dated 27.01.2026 within a period of six weeks from today. till the time the representation dated 27.01.2026 is decided, no recovery shall be made by the respondents from the salary of the petitioner. 6. the present petition is disposed of. pending application is dismissed.v. kameswar rao, jmanmeet pritam singh arora, j february 02, 2026/msh/ibthis 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 09/02/2026 at 12:58:58

Full Judgment

$~40 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 1358/2026 CM APPL. 6724/2026 VIVEK KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Raghunath Pathak, Mr. Varad Dwivedi, Mrs. Shweta Priya, Mrs. Pratima Singh, Pragya, Advs. versus

UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Anubhav Tyagi, SPC, Mr. Rahul Bhaskar, GP, Mr. Bharat Gautam, Ms. Lipi Garg with Deputy Commandant Devender Singh CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. KAMESWAR RAO HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA ORDER % 02.02.2026 1. This is a petition filed with the following prayers: “a) Issue a Writ in the nature of certiorari or Mandamus or such other appropriate writ or orders quashing the salary slip (wrongful deduction of Rs. 10,754) for the month of January 2026 issued by Office of Director General, I.T.B.P as arbitrary, illegal and against the policy of l.T.B.P. b) Decide the representation dated 27.01.2026 made to the Respondent I.T.B.P officials. c) Pass any such further order/order(s) as this Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper in the circumstances of the case.”

2. The submission of the learned counsel for the petitioner is that the respondents have recovered an amount of Rs. 10,754/- from the salary which was paid for the month of January, 2026.

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 09/02/2026 at 12:58:58 3. He states that there is an apprehension that alike amount may also be recovered from the salary of the petitioner which is to be paid for the month of February, 2026. 4. He states that, appropriate shall be, that the respondents should decide the representation dated 27.01.2026 made by the petitioner herein, which submission is agreeable to the counsel for the respondents. 5. Accordingly, we direct, that the respondents shall decide the representation dated 27.01.2026 within a period of six weeks from today. Till the time the representation dated 27.01.2026 is decided, no recovery shall be made by the respondents from the salary of the petitioner. 6. The present petition is disposed of. Pending application is dismissed.

V. KAMESWAR RAO, J

MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA, J FEBRUARY 02, 2026/msh/IB

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