* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 18.03.2025 Pronounced on: 01.07.2025 + W.P.(C) 140/2024, CM APPL. 634/2024 & CM APPL.

635/2024 versus COL. BALBIR SINGH (RETD.) .....Respondent + W.P.(C) 121/2024, CM APPL. 599/2024, CM APPL.

600/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners versus COL. SUNIL KALA (RETD.) .....Respondent + W.P.(C) 141/2024, CM APPL. 637/2024 & CM APPL.

638/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners versus COL ANIL KUMAR S HADGEKAR (RETD.) .....Respondent + W.P.(C) 148/2024, CM APPL. 647/2024 & CM APPL.

648/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners versus COL DAVENDER PAL SINGH CHAHAL (RETD.)

.....Respondent + W.P.(C) 808/2024, CAV 22/2024 & CM APPL. 3495/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners versus COL. VINEET BHATIA (RETIRED) .....Respondent + W.P.(C) 2009/2024 & CM APPL. 8433/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners versus EX SUB BIKRAMA SINGH (S.NO. JC 297709 N)

.....Respondent + W.P.(C) 2257/2024 & CM APPL. 9401/2024 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners EX SUB MAJ (HONY LT) GANESH SINGH THAPA JC

308582Y ....Respondent + W.P.(C) 2310/2024 & CM APPL. 9559/2024 UNION OFINDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners COLONEL SHRIKANT N DIXIT (RETIRED) .....