SH. MAHAVEER AND ORS vs GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS

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$~21 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 01.12.2025 + W.P.(C) 16697/2024 SH. MAHAVEER AND ORS .....Petitioners Through: Petitioner no.1 in person versus GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mrs. Avnish Ahlawat, SC with Mr.Nitesh Singh, Ms.Aliza Alam, Mr.Mohnish Sehrawat, Advs. for R-1, 2 & 4. Mr. Gaurav Dhingra and Mr. Shashank Singh, Advs. also for R- 1, 2 and 4. Ms. Sriparna Chatterjee, ASC for NDMC with Mr. Soumitra Chatterjee and Mr. Manish, Advs. for R-3. 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 29.08.2024 passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as, ‘Tribunal’) in O.A. No.1121/2017, titled Sh.Mahaveer & Ors. v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Ors., dismissing the said O.A. filed by the petitioners herein. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed WP(C) 16697/2024 Page 1 of 9 By:SUNIL Signing Date:06.12.2025 16:54:41 2. As a brief background of the facts in which the present petition arises, the petitioners had filed the above O.A. contending therein that they had applied for the post of Draftsman (Civil) Grade-III, advertised by the respondent no.1 vide an Advertisement issued in March, 2017, with the examination notified to be held on 09.04.2017. The petitioners were in possession of the National Trade Certificate in the trade of Draftsman (Civil), which in terms of the clarifications issued by the Deputy Director, Directorate General of Training, Ministry of Skilled Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India, vide Clarificatory Letters dated 02.05.2017, 18.12.2017 and 22.01.2018, was to be treated as an equivalent to the Diploma in Draftsman