UNION OF INDIA AND ANR. vs BABULAL AGRAWAL

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 25th February, 2025 Pronounced on: 17 April,2025 + W.P.(C) 7150/2018, CM APPLs. 27279/2018, 32767/2018 & 48900/2018 UNION OF INDIA AND ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Amit Tiwari, CGSC with Ms. Ayushi Srivastava and Mr. Ayush Tanwar, Advs for P-1. Mr. Apoorv Shukla, Standing Counsel with Mr. Prabhleen A. Shukla, Advs. for P-2. versus BABULAL AGRAWAL .....Respondent Through: Mr. Biswajit Bhattacharya, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Utsav Saxena, Mr. Kartikey Singh, Mr. Rahul Aggarwal and Mr. Ronit Bose, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL JUDGMENT % 17.04.2025 AJAY DIGPAUL, J. 1. The present writ petition has been filed assailing an order of the Central Administrative Tribunal1 dated 5 April 2018 in OA 1 “the Tribunal” hereinafter Signature Not Verified Signed By:SHILPI WP(C) 7150/2018 Page 1 of 28 Signing Date:17.04.2025 19:35:49 2208/2017, wherein the Tribunal set aside the order of compulsory retirement that was passed by Petitioner 1/ Union of India2 in exercise of powers conferred under Rule 16(3) of the All India Services (Death-cum-Retirement benefits) Rules, 19583, against the respondent4 on 9 August 2017,which wasthen confirmed by Petitioner 2/ State Government of Chhattisgarh vide order dated 11 August 2017. 2. Situated at the epicentre of action initiated by various Government agencies, including that of the Department of Income Tax5, Central Bureau of Investigation6, Economic Offences Wing/ Anti Corruption Bureau7, and the Enforcement Directorate8, Babulal hasbeen alleged of numerous offences involving financial misappropriation, disproportionate assets, misuse of public office, and violation of service conduct rules. 3. Babulal was appointed as an Indian Administrati