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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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Reserved on: December 06, 2022

Pronounced on: February 01, 2023

(i)+ W.P.(C) 5024/2017

RAVI KHOKHAR & ORS.

.... Petitioners

Through:

Mr. Shankar Raju, Mr. Nilansh

Gaur & Mr. Rajesh Sachdeva,

Advocates

Versus

UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

.... Respondents

Through:

Mr. Ripudaman Bhardwaj, CGSC

Mr. Ankur Chhibber & Mr. Nikunj

Arora, Advocates for respondent

No.3/AFGIS

(ii)+ W.P.(C) 16428/2022 & CM.APPL.51620/2022

VINOD KUMAR

..... Petitioner

Through:

Mr. R.K. Singh, Advocate

Versus

SECRETARY AIR FORCE GROUP INSURANCE SOCIETY &

ORS.

.... Respondents

Through:

Mr. Ankur Chhibber & Mr. Nikunj

Arora, Advocates for respondent

No.1/AFGIS

(iii)+ W.P.(C) 6759/2017

RAJESH KUMAR & ORS.

..... Petitioners

Through:

Mr. A.K. Trivedi & Mr. Naveen

Kumar, Advocates

Digitally Signed

By:ROSY MUNJAL

Signing Date:01.02.2023

12:51

Signature Not Verified

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Versus

UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

.... Respondents

Through:

Mr. Ankur Chhibber & Mr. Nikunj

Arora, Advocates for respondent

No.3/AFGIS

(iv)

+

W.P.(C) 13858/2018

NIRMAL JAIN & ORS.

.... Petitioners

Through:

Mr. M.D. Jangra, Advocate

Versus

UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

.... Respondents

Through:

Mr. Ankur Chhibber and Mr.

Nikunj Arora, Advocates for

respondent No.3/AFGIS

(v)+

W.P.(C) 863/2019

NIRMAL MAHAHJAN & ANR.

.... Petitioners

Through:

Mr. M.D. Jangra, Advocate

Versus

UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

.... Respondents

Through:

Mr. Ajay Digpaul, CGSC with

Mr. Kamal R. Digpaul and Ms.

Swati Kwatra, Advocates for UOI

Mr. Ankur Chhibber and Mr.

Nikunj Arora, Advocates for

respondent No.3/AFGIS

(vi)

+

W.P.(C) 15835/2022 & CM APPL. 49280/2022

SH RAKESH CHANDER

..... Petitioner

Through:

Mr. Ranjan Sharma & Mr. Pawan

Silnana, Advocates

Digitally Signed

By:ROSY MUNJAL

Signing Date:01.02.2023

12:51

Signature Not Verified

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Versus

D.I.G.P (WELL) DTE. GENERAL C.R.P.F

AND ORS.

….Respondents

Through:

Mr. Virender Pratap Singh Charak,

Ms. Shubhra Parashar and Mr.

Deepesh Chaudhary, Advocates for

respondent No.1/UOI & respondent

No.4/CRPF

Mrs. Avnish Ahlawat, Standing

Counsel GNCTD, Mr. N.K. Singh

& Ms. Aliza Alam, Advocates for

respondent No.2

Mr. Mohit Auluck & Mr. Deepak

Singh Rawat, Advocates for

respondent No.3 with Mr. Vivek

Nagar, Government Pleader

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURESH KUMAR KAIT

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA

JUDGMENT

SURESH KUMAR KAIT, J

1.

The above captioned first petition [W.P.(C) No. 5024/2017] has

been filed by the petitioners who are aggrieved of oral order dated

17.05.2017 and notice dated 22.05.2017; whereby respondent - Air Force

Group Insurance Society („AFGIS‟) notified the Revised Terms and

Conditions of Service of AFGIS, 2017 and has sought acceptance to it

from all the employees within seven days of its issuance. A prayer is

Digitally Signed

By:ROSY MUNJAL

Signing Date:01.02.2023

12:51

Signature Not Verified

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made to declare the impugned Revised Terms and Conditions of Service

of AFGIS, 2017 as unconstitutional, ultra vires and arbitrary. A direction

is sought to respondent -AFGIS to withdraw the Rules of 2017 and apply

Air HQ NPF employees-1993 Rules, as modified from time to time and to

grant benefit of Sixth and Seventh Pay Commission w.e.f. 01.01.2006

with arrears. The background of these petitions is as under:-

W.P.(C) No. 5024/2017

(a)

The petitioners claim to be working on different posts

in Air Force Group Insurance Society, which according to

them is governed by the Board of Trustees