Geeta Gupta vs Union of India

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DELHI HIGH COURT
RAJIV SAHAI ENDLAW, AMIT BANSAL
Geeta Gupta – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent

Table of Content
1. final disposition of the writ petition and implications. (Para 1 , 2 , 15)
2. petitioner's request for premature retirement and facts surrounding it. (Para 3 , 4)
3. court's observations on redundancy of posting decision if retirement request is approved. (Para 5 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 12 , 13)
4. arguments regarding jurisdiction and policy surrounding retirement. (Para 6 , 10 , 11)
5. court’s ruling on jurisdiction preference for aft. (Para 14)

ORDER

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C.M. No. 19262/2021 (for exemption)

1. Allowed, subject to just exceptions and as per extant rules.

2. The application is disposed of.

W.P.(C) 6084/2021

3. The petitioner, a medical officer in the respondents Indian Air Force and presently posted at Delhi, has filed this petition impugning the communication dated 24th December, 2020 of rejection of her request for premature retirement and seeking mandamus to the respondents Air Force to grant premature retirement to the petitioner from 11th October, 2021, with all consequential benefits. In addition, in the petition, the order dated 3rd June, 2021, posting the petitioner to Lucknow, has also been impugned.

4. It is the case of the petitioner, (i)

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