UNION OF INDIA AND ORS vs NIRANJAN KUMAR

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$~10 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 08.08.2025 + W.P.(C) 11896/2025 UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Petitioners Through: Mr.P.S.Singh, CGSC with Ms.Minakshi Singh, Mrs.Annu Singh, Mr.Ashutosh Bharti, Advs. versus NIRANJAN KUMAR .....Respondent Through: Mr.Zishaan Iskandari, Adv. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN NAVIN CHAWLA, J. (ORAL) CM APPL. 48509/2025 (Exemption) 1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. W.P.(C) 11896/2025 & CM APPL. 48510/2025 2. This petition has been filed by the petitioners, challenging the order dated 16.05.2025 passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Tribunal’) in O.A. No.2041/2020, titled Niranjan Kumar v. Union of India & Ors., whereby the learned Tribunal allowed the O.A. filed by the petitioner herein with the following directions: “27. In the result, the present Original Application is allowed with the following directions:- i. The impugned orders dated 01.10.2020 and Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed WP(C) 11896/2025 Page 1 of 4 By:REYMON VASHIST Signing Date:11.08.2025 18:35:24 15.12.2020 [Annexure-A/1 (Colly)] are quashed and set-aside; ii. The respondents are directed to re-instate the application immediately with all consequential benefits including wages and seniority; iii. The respondents shall implement the aforesaid directions within eight weeks of receipt of a copy of this order.” 3. To give a brief background of facts in which the present petition arises, the respondent was selected to the post of Postal Assistant in 2018 and was offered the said post vide letter dated 09.02.2018. He filled up an Attestation Form on 24.02.2018, wherein he, inter alia, disclosed that there was no crimin