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SAUMITRA DAYAL SINGH, SURENDRA SINGH I
Rita Verma – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Heard Shri. Anurag Khanna, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Shri. Raghav Dev Garg, learned counsel for the petitioner and Shri. Yogendra Kumar, learned counsel for the respondents.
2. Present petition has been filed for the following main relief :
3. At the outset, Shri. Anurag Khanna, learned Senior Advocate states that in similar circumstances, other writ petitions have been disposed of by this Court following Basoo Yadav v. Union of India and 4 Others in Writ-C No. 29605 of 2022 decided on 16.12.2022. Certain additional directions have been issued in Pawan Kumar Rajbhar v. Union of India and 2 others, Neutral Citation No. - 2024:AHC:9963-DB.
4. At present, learned Senior Advocate for the petitioner would submit, directions issued in Pawan Kumar Rajbhar (supra) requiring the applicant (to
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