RAMESH KUMAR vs DELHI TRANSPORT CORPORATION

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 18.11.2025 Pronounced on: 12.12.2025 + W.P.(C) 1798/2024 RAMESH KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr.S. N. Sharma and Mr.Rakesh Kumar, Advs. versus DELHI TRANSPORT CORPORATION .....Respondent Through: Mr.Nitesh Kumar Singh, Adv. for Mrs.Avnish Ahlawat, SC CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN JUDGMENT NAVIN CHAWLA, J. 1. This petition has been filed, challenging the Order dated 30.10.2023 passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as, ‘Tribunal’) in O.A. No.140/2020, titled Sh. Ramesh Kumar v. Delhi Transport Corporation, dismissing the said O.A. filed by the petitioner herein. 2. The petitioner had filed the above O.A. challenging the Order dated 14.03.2019 passed by the respondent, whereby the respondent retired the petitioner from its services with effect from 31.03.2014. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 1798/2024 Page 1 of 10 By:REYMON VASHIST Signing Date:12.12.2025 19:45:53 3. It was the claim of the petitioner before the Tribunal that as he had worked and performed his duties till 30.08.2018, whereafter the respondent had stopped giving him any duty, despite an interim order in his favour, passed by the learned Tribunal in O.A. No.829/2014, which had been filed by him seeking to restrain the respondent from retiring him at the age of 55 years and seeking directions to continue his service till he attains the age of 60 years, therefore, his date of superannuation should be considered as 30.08.2018. 4. This plea of the petitioner was rejected by the learned Tribunal in the Impugned Order, by observing as under: “6. I have gone through the records of the case thoroughly and heard the arguments carefully.