Niraj Kumar & Ors. vs Union of India

Type Court Judgment Court Delhi Orders Decided Mar 27, 2026

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Citation: sooperkanoon.com/1260025
Court: Delhi Orders High Court
Judge: Hon'Ble Mr. Justice V. Kameswar Rao,Hon'Ble Ms. Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora
Decided On: Mar 27, 2026
Case Number: W.P.(C)/3910/2026
Subject: Education

Case Summary

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Education

Key legal issue: Education

Parties & Advocates

Appellant / Petitioner

Niraj Kumar & Ors.

Advocate Mr. Mandeep Baisala, Mr. Sourabh Soni Mr. Atal Singh, Mr. Kavesh Bidhuri, Ms. Shakun Sudha, Mr. Garvil Singh, Ms. Deepshikha Kaur Anand

Respondent

Union of India

Excerpt

.....disposed of.w.p.(c) 3910/20263. this petition has been filed with the following prayers:-“a. a direction to the standing screening committee of the respondent/cisf at cisf headquarters, new delhi to decide the correctness/antecedents of the documents produced by petitioners no. 1 to 15, showing proof in support of the fact that no case/fir is pending against them, within two weeks, as no cases, whatsoever, are pending against the petitioners herein; and b. pass any such other or further order(s) in the favour of thepetitioners no. 1 to 15 as deemed fit in the given facts and circumstances and in the interest of justice.”4. we have been observing that several petitions with identical reliefshave been filed by the officers working in cisf. we have been passing the orders directing the standing screening committee [‘ssc’] to decide the correctness/antecedents of the documents produced by the force/personnel, who are petitioners in the writ petitions.5. appropriate shall be that a policy decision is taken that as and whenthe ssc is seized of the issue, the determination regarding the correctness and antecedents of the documents be made within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of such documents from the concerned force/personnel.6. if such a policy decision is taken, it shall obviate the filing of writpetitions in this court. the same will save the time of the court. it shall entail the respondents take a decision without the force/personnel approaching this court. insofar as this petition is concerned the ssc shall decide the issue of correctness/antecedents of the documents within eight weeks. needless to state that as and when the ssc decides the correctness/antecedents of the documents, it shall pass a reasoned and a speaking order.7. the petition is dismissed.v. kameswar rao, jmanmeet pritam singh arora, jmarch 27, 2026/rhc

Full Judgment

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ W.P.(C) 3910/2026 CM APPL. 19148/2026 NIRAJ KUMAR & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Mandeep Baisala, Mr. Sourabh Soni Mr. Atal Singh and Mr. Kavesh Bidhuri, Advocates

versus

UNION OF INDIA .....Respondent Through: Ms. Shakun Sudha, Advocate with Mr Garvil Singh (GP) and Ms Deepshikha Kaur Anand, Advocates

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. KAMESWAR RAO

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA

ORDER

% 27.03.2026 CM APPL. 19148/2026 (for exemption)

1. Exemption is allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

2. The application stands disposed of.

W.P.(C) 3910/2026

3. This petition has been filed with the following prayers:-

“a. A direction to the Standing Screening Committee of the Respondent/CISF at CISF Headquarters, New Delhi to decide the correctness/antecedents of the documents produced by Petitioners No. 1 to 15, showing proof in support of the fact that no case/FIR is pending against them, within Two weeks, as no cases, whatsoever, are pending against the Petitioners herein; and b. Pass any such other or further order(s) in the favour of the

Petitioners No. 1 to 15 as deemed fit in the given facts and circumstances and in the interest of justice.”

4. We have been observing that several petitions with identical reliefs

have been filed by the officers working in CISF. We have been passing the orders directing the Standing Screening Committee [‘SSC’] to decide the correctness/antecedents of the documents produced by the force/personnel, who are petitioners in the writ petitions.

5. Appropriate shall be that a policy decision is taken that as and when

the SSC is seized of the issue, the determination regarding the correctness and antecedents of the documents be made within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of such documents from the concerned force/personnel.

6. If such a policy decision is taken, it shall obviate the filing of writ

petitions in this Court. The same will save the time of the Court. It shall entail the respondents take a decision without the force/personnel approaching this Court. Insofar as this petition is concerned the SSC shall decide the issue of correctness/antecedents of the documents within eight weeks. Needless to state that as and when the SSC decides the correctness/antecedents of the documents, it shall pass a reasoned and a speaking order.

7. The petition is dismissed.

V. KAMESWAR RAO, J

MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA, J

MARCH 27, 2026/rhc

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