UNION OF INDIA AND ORS vs SURESH KUMAR AZAD

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 09.04.2025 W.P.(C) 4469/2025 UNION OF INDIA AND ORS ....Petitioners Through: Mr.Ashish K. Dixit, CGSC with Mr.Shivam Tiwari, Ms.Urmila Sharma, Ms.Veeni Kakkar & Ms.Deepika Kalra, Advs. versus SURESH KUMAR AZAD .....Respondent Through: None. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RENU BHATNAGAR NAVIN CHAWLA, J. (ORAL) CM APPL. 20637/2025 & 20639/2025 (Exemptions) 1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. W.P.(C) 4469/2025 & CM APPL. 20638/2025 2. This petition has been filed challenging the Order dated 23.08.2024, passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as the ‘learned Tribunal’) in Original Application (‘O.A.’) No. 147/2018, titled Suresh Kumar vs. Union of India & Ors., allowing the said O.A. filed by the respondent herein, with the following directions: 8. In view of the above peculiar facts and circumstance, we observe that the applicant is entitled to the benefit of para 2 of the Office Order dated 31.10.2008. Accordingly, we allow the present Original Application. The impugned order date 07.11.2017 is quashed and set aside. Compete