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

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. 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 Mar