$~89 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 17364/2024 and CAV 617/2024, CM APPL.

73918/2024 & 73919/2024 COMMISSIONER OF POLICE AND ANR .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Ashish K. Dixit, CGSC with Mr. Shivam Tiwari, Ms. Urmila Sharma, Ms. Venni Kakkar and Ms. Deepika Kalra, Advs.

versus ROHTASH KUMAR .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ritank Kumar, Adv.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL JUDGMENT (ORAL)

% 04.03.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J.

1. The Respondent joined the Delhi Police as a Constable and superannuated as a Sub-Inspector on 31 March 2022.

2. After superannuation, he addressed a representation to the petitioners on 20 May 2022 in which he submitted that Chandrabhan, one of his juniors, was drawing a higher basic pay than him. He, therefore, sought refixation of his pay so that he was not disadvantageously placed vis-à-vis the aforementioned Chandrabhan. The respondent’s representation was rejected by the Deputy Signature Not Verified W.P.(C) 17364/2024 Page 1 of 23 Digitally Signed By:A JIT Commissioner of Police, [“DCP”, hereinafter] by orders dated 6 July 2022 and 14 July 2022, which endeavored to point out that the disparity between th