Union Of India vs. Vinod Kumar

S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

Civil Appeal No(s). 1599/2021

UNION OF INDIA & ORS. Appellant(s)

VERSUS

SATISH KUMAR & ORS. Respondent(s)

(IA No. 119898/2023 - APPLICATION FOR TAKING ON RECORD IA No. 130275/2020 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT IA No. 10378/2021 - VACATING STAY)

WITH

SLP(C) No. 4431/2021 (XIV) (EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA 38516/2021 IA No. 38516/2021 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) SLP(C) No. 3546/2021 (XIV) (EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA 28911/2021 IA No. 28911/2021 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) SLP(C) No. 4003/2021 (XIV) (EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA 33402/2021 IA No. 33402/2021 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT) W.P.(C) No. 840/2021 (X) (IA No. 91312/2021 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING AFFIDAVIT IA No. 181262/2022 - PERMISSION TO FILE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS/FACTS/ANNEXURES) SLP(C) No. 2505-2507/2022 (XIV) (IA FOR EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ON IA 23058/2022

IA No. 23058/2022 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT)

Date : 11-07-2023 These matters were called on for hearing today. CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HRISHIKESH ROY HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PANKAJ MITHAL Digitally signed by NITIN TALREJA Date: 2023.07.13 16:54:47 IST Reason: Signature Not Verified

For parties Ms. V. Mohana, Sr. Adv. Mr. Manoj V George, Adv. Ms. Shilpa Liza George, AOR Mr. Km Vignesh Ram, Adv. Mr. Nasib Masih, Adv. Ms. Sneha Botwe, Adv. Ms. Bhavya Pande, Adv. Mr. Vikramjeet Banerjee, A.S.G. Ms. Sakshi Kakkar, Adv. Ms. Nidhi Khanna, Adv. Ms. B Sunita Rao, Adv. Mr. P V Yogeswaran, Adv. Mr. Shyamal Kumar, Adv. Mr. Arvind Kumar Sharma, AOR Mr. Arvind Kumar Sharma, AOR

UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following

O R D E R

On the issue of financial upgradation under the ACP scheme in the CRPF, it is submitted by Ms. V. Mohana, learned senior counsel for the respondents that the matter stands covered by the judgment of the Delhi High Court in Surjeet Singh & Ors. v. Union of India & Anr., 2018:DHC:7705-DB (neutral citation). This High Court judgment was not challenged by the Union of India and thereby it attained finality. In the counter affidavit, the Office Memorandum dated 27.08.2012 of the Ministry of Home Affairs which speaks of the process of granting first ACP to the Head Constable and the second ACP to the Constable. This circular is made applicable to all the Central Armed Forces including the CRPF.

To receive instructions on the above projection from the respondents side, the learned ASG Mr. Vikramjeet Banerjee, appearing for the petitioners prays for and is granted four weeks time.