* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 06.02.2025 Pronounced on: 17.04.2025 + W.P.(C) 380/2024 UMESH AND ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr.Ankur Chhibber &

Mr.Anshuman Mehrotra, Advs.

versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Ms.Avshreya Pratap Singh Rudy, SPC with Ms.Vidhi Gupta, Ms.Usha Jamnal, Ms.Harshita Chaturvedi &

Ms.Hepsiba Bobin, Advs.

AC Vijender Yadav, SI Pardeep M., SI Parhlad Singh, SI Amit Kumar & ASI Harinder Singh, CISF.

+ W.P.(C) 6898/2024 & CM APPLS. 37158/2024, 65872/2024 SACHIN AND ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr.Ankur Chhibber &

Mr.Anshuman Mehrotra, Advs.

versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr.Jagdish Chandra, CGSC with Mr.Shubham Kumar Mishra, Advs. with Mr.Ajay Pal, Law Officer.

Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 380/2024 & W.P.(C) 6898/2024 Page 1 of 29 CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SHALINDER KAUR

J U D G M E N T

NAVIN CHAWLA, J.

1. These petitions raise a common question of law as to whether the respondents (Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) in W.P.(C) 380/2024 and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in W.P.(C) 6898/2024) can be compelled to operate a Reserve List for