* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 06.11.2024 Pronounced on: 06.12.2024 + W.P.(C) 14446/2024 MAJ. (RETD.) DR. RAJESH KUMAR BHARDWAJ .....Petitioner Through: Mr.Aayush Agarwal &

Mr.Nilesh Kumar, Advs.

versus UNION OF INDIA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY MINISTRY OF DEFENCE & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Neeraj, SPC with Mr.Vedansh Anand (GP), Mr.Sachin Saraswat &

Ms.Soumyadip Chakraborty, Advs.

Major Anish Muralidhar.

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. This petition has been filed by the petitioner challenging the Order dated 18.05.2022 passed by the learned Armed Forces Tribunal (hereinafter referred to as „AFT‟), Principal Bench, New Delhi in a Review Application, being RA No.21/2016 in OA No.556/2014, moved by the petitioner.

2. The petitioner challenges the said Order on the ground that it has unjustifiably deferred the adjudication of his review Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 14446/2024 Page 1 of 8 application sine die observing that it would await the outcome of the appeal pending adjudication before the Supreme Court in Civil Appeal Diary No. 21811/2018, titled Ex Sgt. Girish K