UNION OF INDIA & ORS. vs KRISHAN KUMAR

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$~60 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 11.08.2025 + W.P.(C) 7104/2025 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr.Chetan Sharma, ASG with Mr.Vikrant N. Goyal, Mr.Arun Kumar Yadav and Mr.Naman, Advs. versus KRISHAN KUMAR .....Respondent Through: Mr.Pawan Narang, Sr. Adv. with Mr.S. K. Gupta, Mr.Sanket Gupta, Mr.Moksh Kataria, Ms.Aishwarya and Ms.Muskan, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN NAVIN CHAWLA, J. (ORAL) CM APPL. 32090/2025 & CM APPL. 32092/2025 1. These applications have already been allowed vide Order dated 23.05.2025. W.P.(C) 7104/2025 & CM APPL. 32091/2025, CM APPL. 32093/2025 2. This petition has been filed by the petitioners, challenging the Order dated 26.07.2024 passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as the, ‘Tribunal’) in O.A. No. 3279/2018, titled Krishan Kumar v. Union of Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 7104/2025 Page 1 of 5 By:REYMON VASHIST Signing Date:14.08.2025 14:59:50 India & Ors., disposing of the said O.A. filed by the respondent herein in the following terms: “24. In view of the aforesaid, the captioned OAs are allowed with the following order(s): (i) the impugned notice(s) dated 23.08.2018 are set aside (ii) the applicants shall be entitled for consequential benefits in accordance with law, relevant rules and instructions on the subject (iii) the aforesaid exercise shall be complied with by the respondents as expeditiously as possible and preferably within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order (iv) the respondents shall be at liberty to proceed against the applicants, if so advised, of course in accordance with law” 3. To give a brief backgroun