$~70 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 18723/2025, CM APPLs. 77879/2025 & 77880/2025 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Ms. Ritu Lavania, SPC with Ms. Akanksha Singh, Mr. Vikrant Deshwal, Mr. Vijay Gupta and Ms. Shagun, Advs. for UOI with Major Anish Muralidhar (Army) versus BRIG GANPATHY RAJA RAM RETD. IC35422K .....Respondent Through: Mr. S.M. Dalal and Mr. Ajay Yadav, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA ORDER (ORAL) % 10.12.2025 C.HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. Major Anish Muralidhar, who appears for the petitioners submits that this case is covered by the earlier decisions of this Court including UOI v. Ex Sub Gawas Anil Madso1. 2. The relief of broad-banding may be provided prospectively from the date of the judgment of the Supreme Court in Union of India v Ram Avtar2. 3. Subject to the aforesaid modification, the decision of the AFT is upheld. 4. The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. C.HARI SHANKAR, J. OM PRAKASH SHUKLA, J. DECEMBER 10, 2025/aky 1 318 (2025) DLT 711 2 2014 SCC OnLine SC 1761 --------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ W.P.(C) 18723/2025 Page 1 of 2