TUSHAR RANJAN MOHANTY vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS

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$~93 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 8210/2016 TUSHAR RANJAN MOHANTY .....Petitioner Through: Petitioner in person versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. R.V. Sinha, Mr. A.S. Singh and Ms. Shreya Sharma, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 12.02.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. The petitioner is an officer of the 1981 Batch of the Indian Statistical Service. 2. While he was holding the post of Deputy Director General, Research and Publication Unit, Central Statistics Office, New Delhi, he was transferred to the NSSO (FOD), Regional Office, Ajmer by order dated 17 December 2014. 3. The petitioner challenged the said order by way of OA 4721/2014, filed before the Central Administrative Tribunal1. 1 “the Tribunal” hereinafter Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:AJIT KUMAR Signing Date:14.02.2025 W.P.(C) 8210/2016 Page 1 of 9 17:13:52 4. The Tribunal initially stayed the transfer order on 30 December 2014 and, thereafter, vacated the stay by order dated 7 January 2015. The order dated 7 January 2015 also directed the respondents to sanction admissible Transfer Travelling Allowance2 to the petitioner. 5. The petitioner challenged the order dated 7 January 2015, passed by the Tribunal, before this Court by way of WP (C) 818/2015. That writ petition was disposed of by this Court on 30 January 2015. This Court, while not interfering with the order passed by the Tribunal, directed the petitioner to join at Ajmer within 10 days. 6. TTA, as directed by the Tribunal, was sanctioned to the petitioner on 3 February 2015. 10 days from 3 February 2015 would end on 13 February 2015. 14 and 15 February 2015 were Saturday and Sunday. The petitioner joined at Ajmer on 16 February 2015.