Delhi High Court - OrdersLt. Col. Nitisha vs Union Of India & Ors on 5 July, 2022Author:Suresh Kumar KaitBench:Suresh Kumar Kait$~29\n*      IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI\n+      W.P.(C) 9827/2022\n       LT. COL. NITISHA                                       ..... Petitioner\n                           Through:     Mr.Vibhav Mishra, Mr.Ekansh\n                                        Bansal & Ms.Juhi Mishra, Advs.\n\n                           versus\n\n       UNION OF INDIA & ORS.                                ..... Respondents\n                           Through:     Mr.Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar,\n                                        CGSC with Mr.Srish Kumar\n                                        Mishra, Mr.Sagar Mehlawat,\n                                        Mr.Alexander Mathai Paikaday,\n                                        Advs.\n                                        Major Partho Kayayan for UOI.\n\n       CORAM:\n       HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURESH KUMAR KAIT\n       HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE\n                           ORDER%                          05.07.20221.     By way of the present petition, petitioner seeks directions to stay\nthe operation of notice A/56301/AG/Ins/Mat/Obsn dated 29.03.2022 and\n26.05.2022.2.     Notice issued.3.     Learned counsel accepts notice on behalf of respondent nos.1 to 4\nand seeks time to file counter affidavit/short affidavit.4.     Let needful be done within six weeks with an advance copy to the\nother side. Rejoinder thereto, if any, be filed within four weeks thereafter.W.P.(C) 9827/2022                                                   Page 1 of 25.    Learned counsel for respondent nos.1 to 4 submits that Army\nGroup Insurance Fund (AGIF) is a necessary party, however, the\npetitioner has not impleaded it in the array of parties.6.    At this stage, learned counsel for the petitioner orally prays for\nimpleading AGIF as respondent no.5.7.    On oral submission of counsel for the petitioner, AGIF is hereby\nimpleaded as respondent no.5 in this petition. Let amended memo of\nparties be filed within a week.8.    On taking steps, let notice be issued to newly added respondent\nno.5. On receipt of the notice, the said respondent is directed to file\ncounter affidavit within six weeks with an advance copy to the other side.\nRejoinder thereto, if any, be filed within four weeks thereafter.9.    Renotify on 12.12.2022.SURESH KUMAR KAIT, J\n\n\n\n\n                                                SAURABH BANERJEE, J\nJULY 5, 2022/abW.P.(C) 9827/2022                                                   Page 2 of 2