By Admin 
Gurjar regiment in Indian Army: The Delhi High Court rejected the PIL seeking the formation of the Gurjar Regiment in the Indian Army. A public interest litigation was filed in the Delhi High Court, demanding the central government to direct the formation of the Gurjar Regiment in the Indian Army.
The bench of Justice DK Upadhyay and Justice Tushar Rao Balla in the Delhi High Court refused to hear this petition as baseless. Actually, a person named Rohan Basoya filed this public interest in the Delhi High Court.
The petition filed in the Delhi High Court claimed that Gurjars of rich military heritage were not given dedicated regiments like other communities like Jat, Sikh, Gorkha and Dogra.
Delhi High Court made important comments
During the hearing of the case in the Delhi High Court, the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court raised strict questions and asked the petitioner’s lawyer what is the basis of the hearing on your petition. You should have any law under constitution or legislation.
The Delhi High Court said that which is the law that gives you the right to make such a regiment. Where is that right, the Delhi High Court also asked during the hearing in this case which provision of the Constitution of India or any other Act gives the right to a particular community to make a regiment. However, the Delhi High Court advised the petitioner’s counsel that there is a great need to do deep research before filing such a petition.
Stated in petition filed in Delhi HC
The petition filed in the Delhi High Court stated that the Indian service has historically maintained a regiment on an ethnic basis, which always recognizes the contribution of various communities in the national defense. However, the Gurjar community is excluded from this system that creates an imbalance in representation and or their constitutional rights, especially the Constitution, violates Article 14 and Article 16 of the Constitution.
It was also said in the petition that the establishment of the Gurjar Regiment will give the same opportunity to the army recruitment and national security will be strengthened. The petition also argued that in view of the strong presence of the Gurjar community in the border areas like Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Punjab, the establishment of the Gujjar Regiment will meet the anti -rebellion and strategic military interests in border security operations. At the same time, the petition filed in the court also said that the demand for the Gurjar Regiment has been raised many times before, but the government did not take any concrete steps in this direction.
Court warns the petitioner
The Delhi High Court warned the petitioner’s counsel that in -depth study of legal basic grounds is necessary before filing such a petition. The court also indicated that if the petition was carried forward, the petitioner could also be fined. However, after this warning, the petitioner withdrew his petition from the Delhi High Court.
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