PANKAJ ANAND & ORS. vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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$~39 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 13.08.2025 + W.P.(C) 10790/2025 & CM APPL. 44578/2025 PANKAJ ANAND & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Ms.Sarv Mangla, Adv. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr.Syed Abdul Haseeb, CGSC with Mr.Tabish Zia and Mr.Tanveer Zaki, Advs. and Mr.Ashish Bhardwaj, CLA and Mr.Govind, OS 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 13.02.2025 passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Tribunal’) in O.A. No.1069/2022, titled Sh. Pankaj Anand & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors., dismissing the said O.A. filed by the petitioners herein. 2. The petitioners had filed the above O.A. challenging the Order dated 01.04.2022, by which the respondents decided to cancel the Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 10790/2025 Page 1 of 4 By:REYMON VASHIST Signing Date:19.08.2025 19:01:16 selection process for the post of Junior Engineer/C&W which had been initiated pursuant to a notification issued by the respondent no.2 on 03.03.2021. 3. For cancelling the said selection process, the respondents had alleged the following discrepancies in the same: “i. That seating arrangement of the candidates in written examination was not proper. ii. That complete APARs were provided to the DPC after delay of more than 02(Two) months from the date of declaration of written test result. iii. That the overage candidates appeared in the selection. iv. That the CCTV footage was not preserved. v. That there was number of irregularities on part of coding/decoding officer was found. vi. That two thumb impressions were found on the OMR sheet instead of