Smriti Verma vs Union of India - 2023 Supreme(Pat) 386

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2023 Supreme(Pat) 386

RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD
Smriti Verma – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent

Advocates:
For the Petitioner: Mr. Suman Kumar Verma.
For the UOI : Ms. Kanak Verma, CGC
For the Resp. No. 6 : Mr. Mohit Agarwal.

RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD, J.:–Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel representing the Union of India and learned counsel for the respondent no. 6.

2. The petitioner in the present case is seeking the following reliefs:—

“(i) For issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari quashing thereunder the letter being no. 0420/477/Stop/DV-3 dated 24.06.21 issued by the Colonel, officiating Colonel A (Human Rights) For General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Command (Respondent No. 5) seeking to discontinue the Maintenance Allowance of the Petitioner by virtue of being the wife of IC-61794M Lt. Col. Sandeep Kumar (Respondent No. 6), with effect from 10th November, 2021 as a consequence of letter no. 0420/01/DV-3 dated 10.11.2020 and further letter no. 0420/stop/01/DV-3 dated 28.04.2021.

(ii) For further issuance of a writ in the nature of Certiorari quashing thereunder the letter being no. 0420/01/DV-3 dated 10.11.2020 issued by the Colonel, Staff Officer (Human Rights) for General Officer Commanding-in Chief, Western Command (Respondent No. 5) directing thereunder the petitioner to submit an affidavit in Original duly attested by Notary Public/Judicial Magistrate, 1st Cla