GNCT OF DELHI AND ANR & ANR. vs RUPESH KUMAR & ANR.

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$~11 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 29.08.2025 + W.P.(C) 13703/2023 & CM APPL. 54098/2023 GNCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Petitioners Through: Mr.Sujeet Kumar Mishra & Mr.Harsh Kumar Pandey, Advs versus RUPESH KUMAR & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr.M.K. Bhardwaj, Adv CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN NAVIN CHAWLA, J. (ORAL) 1. This petition has been filed, challenging the Order dated 16.12.2022 passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as, ‘Tribunal’) in O.A. No. 3045/2015, titled Rupesh Kumar v. Govt. NCT of Delhi & Anr.., whereby the learned Tribunal disposed of the O.A. filed by the respondents herein with a direction to the petitioners to place the matter before an expert body and to supply a copy of the said report to the respondents. 2. The petition also challenges the Order dated 04.07.2023 passed by the learned Tribunal in M.A. No. 2069/2023 in R.A. No. 88/2023, whereby the learned Tribunal refused to entertain the review Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 13703/2023 Page 1 of 3 By:REYMON VASHIST Signing Date:02.09.2025 12:21:44 application filed by the petitioners, holding that no error had been committed in the Order dated 16.12.2022. 3. The brief facts giving rise to the present petition are that the respondents, pursuant to an advertisement issued by the petitioner inviting applications for the posts of Librarian (Post Code No. 69/10 and 02/13), applied for the same. The examination for the said posts was conducted on 31.08.2014, and the draft answer key was uploaded by the petitioners on 10.09.2014. The respondents submitted a representation against the same, pointing out discrepancies in respect of fourteen questions