G.S. Sandhawalia, Chief Justice [Oral]

This order will dispose of four Writ Petitions filed by Union of India, where the challenge has been made to the orders passed by the Armed Forces Tribunal, Chandigarh, Regional Circuit Bench at Shimla.

The relief has been granted to the petitioners before the Tribunal way back on 20.05.2022 in the first case, the subject matters of challenge in CWP No.2535 of 2025. Similarly, a challenge in CWP No.2338 of 2025 titled as Union of India & Ors. Versus Ex. Naik Suresh Kumar, the Tribunal decided the matter on 24.08.2022. In CWP No.2522 of 2025 titled as Union of India & Ors. Versus Pawna Devi, the Armed Forces Tribunal decided on 04.11.2022, is also similar to the decision passed in November, 2022 challenged in CWP No.2545 of 2025 titled as Union of India & Ors. Versus Ex. Sep Rewal Singh.

The writ petitions by the Union of India have been filed in January and February 2025. We are not deciding the issue on merits in these set of cases. We are primarily concerned with the issue of delay in filing these petitions. We would take the facts from Union of India while taking up case of Pawna Devi in CWP No.2522 of 2025 to notice that the cl