$~56 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision : 23.02.2026 + W.P.(C) 2488/2026 & CM APPL. 12078/2026 SANJEEV KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Anil, Adv.

versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Amit Gupta, SPC, Mr. Vidur Dwivedi, GP, Mr. Devendra Singh, Advs.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. KAMESWAR RAO HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA, J. (ORAL CM APPL. 12078/2026 (for exemption)

1. Exemption is allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

2. The application is disposed of.

W.P.(C) 2488/2026

1. The present writ petition is being filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking quashing of the dismissal order dated 23.07.2022 passed by commandant 40^th battalion, Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force [‘ITBP’] and statutory appeal order dated 15.11.2023 passed by Director General ITBP through DIG(Estt.) ITPB headquarter [‘impugned orders’].

2. The facts relevant to the present petition, as pleaded are: -

2.1 The petitioner was appointed as Constable (GD) in the Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force on 29.07.2012. In the year 2015, the petitioner developed a serious psychiatric illness while in service. He was treate