Judgment · High Court
Case at a glance
Outcome
Disposed of
of the case, the present Petition is disposed of, while directing the Respondents to decide the Statutory Petition, along with the supplementary representation, filed by the Petitioner, positively within a period of six weeks from today
Provisions considered
- Coast Guard Act, 1978 s. 119
Key paragraphs
- Para 44. Keeping in view the aforesaid and without going into the merits This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the…
Judgment
Cause title
IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 7240/2026, CM APPL. 35417/2026, CM APPL. 35418/2026, CM APPL. 35419/2026, CM APPL. 35420/2026 NIRANJAN PRATAP SINGH .....Petitioner Through:
Mr. Sanjay Jain, Sr. Adv. with Ms. Ashima Gupta, Mr. Pankaj Singhal, Ms. Harshita, Mr. Chandan, Mr. Anant Tomar, Mr. Rudransh Singh, Advs.
versus
UNION OF INDIA THROUGH MINISTRY OF DEFENCE & ANR. .....Respondents Through:
Ms. Amrita Prakash, CGSC.
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN
O R D E R
% 22.05.2026
The limited relief sought by the Petitioner in the present Petition is to direct the Respondents to decide his Statutory Petition filed under Section 119 of the Coast Guard Act, 1978, which is stated to be pending for nearly 10 months.
A perusal of the record reflects that after the Coast Guard Court held the Petitioner guilty, he was dismissed from service on 10.03.2025.
Learned counsel representing the Respondent submits that the Statutory Petition, along with the supplementary representation filed by the Petitioner, will be decided by the Respondents within a period of six weeks from today.
Operative part
Keeping in view the aforesaid and without going into the merits This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 25/05/2026 at 12:55:25 of the case, the present Petition is disposed of, while directing the Respondents to decide the Statutory Petition, along with the supplementary representation, filed by the Petitioner, positively within a period of six weeks from today.
All the pending applications also stand closed. ANIL KSHETARPAL, J. AMIT MAHAJAN, J. MAY 22, 2026 jai/ad
Questions this judgment answers
What did the Court decide in this case?
The Court recorded the following disposition: of the case, the present Petition is disposed of, while directing the Respondents to decide the Statutory Petition, along with the supplementary representation, filed by the Petitioner, positively within a period of six weeks from today
Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?
Coast Guard Act, 1978 — s. 119.
Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case
No known negative treatment found in the Courts & Cases corpus.
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