Master Athrava Tripathi & Anr vs Union Of India & Ors

ik-133777240 Delhi High Court 24 February 2026 • 44 min read

Judges (1)

Counsel (11)

Abhishek Yadav Counsel Respondent Asmita Singh Counsel Petitioner Atul Kumar Counsel Respondent C. Sanal Nambiar Counsel Respondent Chetna Singh Counsel Respondent Disha Joshi Counsel Petitioner Gautam Narayan Counsel Petitioner Kapil Dev Yadav Counsel Respondent Neeraj Kumar Mishra Counsel Respondent Praveen Kumar Singh Counsel Respondent Shashank Jain Counsel Petitioner

Parties (2)

Union of India Respondent Master Athrava Tripathi Petitioner

Case Significance

Master Athrava Tripathi & Anr vs Union Of India & Ors is a Delhi High Court decision dated February 24, 2026 (citation: ik-133777240). The petitioner, ward of a soldier disabled in action, challenged the 2018 policy letter that distinguished between soldiers 'disabled in action' and soldiers 'disabled in action and boarded out of service' for Priority-II CW category reservation in undergraduate courses. The Court dismissed the petition, holding that demi-official letters between government officers cannot displace extant policy, and that unlike in Zoya Gill, no vested right had accrued in favour of the petitioners. The case was heard by Justice Vikas Mahajan.

Summary

The petitioner, ward of a soldier disabled in action, challenged the 2018 policy letter that distinguished between soldiers 'disabled in action' and soldiers 'disabled in action and boarded out of service' for Priority-II CW category reservation in undergraduate courses. The Court dismissed the petition, holding that demi-official letters between government officers cannot displace extant policy, and that unlike in Zoya Gill, no vested right had accrued in favour of the petitioners.

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