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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on : 12th November, 2025 Pronounced on : 1^st December, 2025 + W.P.(C) 10493/2017, CM APPL. 1116/2020, CM APPL. 52138/2024 CM APPL. 14235/2025 ASSAM RIFLES EX-SERVICEMEN WELFARE ASSOCIATION (ALL INDIA) .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Shadan Farasat, Sr. Adv. with Mr. P.Rohit Ram, Mr. Sanyam Jain &

Mr. Pranav Sachdeva, Advocates.

versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Jagdish Chandra, Mr. Ruchir Mishra, Mr. Sanjiv Kr. Saxena, Mr. Mukesh Kr. Tiwari, Ms. Poonam Shukla, Ms. Reba Jena Mishra & Mr.

Sidharth Bajaj, Advocates.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH MEHTA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIMAL KUMAR YADAV

JUDGMENT

Per DINESH MEHTA, J.

1. The Petitioner is an Association of Ex-servicemen of Assam Rifles who have settled in various parts of the country after their superannuation. The Association has approached this Court invoking its Extraordinary Jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking a Mandamus to the Respondents to extend equal emoluments and benefits which their counterparts in other services are being granted, more particularly the Indian Army.

2. Apprising the Court about the factual matrix, lear