New Delhi, May 28 -- The Delhi High Court dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) on Wednesday that urged the Union of India and the Ministry of Defence to establish a Gujjar Regiment in the Indian Army.

The bench, comprising Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela, emphasised that government policy mandates equal recruitment opportunities for all citizens, irrespective of class, creed, region, or religion. Expressing dissatisfaction with the plea, the bench criticised the petitioner's attempt to seek the formation of a regiment based on a specific caste.

The bench questioned the legal and constitutional basis for the petition, asking the petitioner whether any law or provision in the Constitution grants the r...