AABI BINJU vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 25 November 2024 Pronounced on: 28 February 2025 + W.P.(C) 1164/2020 AABI BINJU .....Petitioner Through: Mr. K.L. Manhas, Advocate versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Shoumendu Mukherji, Sr. Panel Counsel with Ms. Megha Sharma, Mr. Arya Jha and Mr. Aniruddha Ghosh, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANOOP KUMAR MENDIRATTA JUDGMENT % 28.02.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. This writ petition assails judgment dated 12 September 2019, passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal1 in seven Original Applications2, instituted by the petitioner. The Tribunal, by judgment dated 12 September 2019, has dismissed all the OAs. Aggrieved thereby, the applicant in the OAs, Aabi Binju, has approached this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. 2. The petitioner was an employee of the Central Soil & Mineral 1 “the Tribunal” hereinafter 2 OAs 4061/2014, 4518/2014, 4519/2014, 4532/2014, 4533/2014, 4623/2014 and 4625/2014 Signature Not Verified WP(C) 1164/2020 Digitally Signed By:AJIT Page 1 of 69 KUMAR Signing Date:28.02.2025 17:49:38 Research Station3, an office under the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation4. The case relates to the Annual Confidential Reports5 of the petitioner for the years, 2001-02, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-09. The copies of the aforesaid ACRs were provided to the petitioner on 27 May 2009. The petitioner represented against the said ACRs on 9 June 2009, 20 July 2009 and 8 August 2011. The representations were rejected on 5 August 2011 and 29 December 2011. 3. The petitioner instituted the aforenoted seven OAs challenging his ACRs for the years mentioned, as well as the rejection o