THE CHAIRMAN, NEW DELHI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL & ANR vs DR. G.S. THIND

$~27 & 28 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI W.P.(C) 4058/2019 THE CHAIRMAN, NEW DELHI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL & ANR .....Petitioners Through: Ms. Sriparna Chatterjee, Additional Standing Counsel for NDMC with Mr. Soumitra Chatterjee and Mr. Manish, Advocates. versus DR. G.S. THIND .....Respondent Through: Mr. Padma Kumar Singh and Mr. Gurpreet Singh, Advocates W.P.(C) 4064/2019 THE CHAIRMAN, NEW DELHI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL & ANR .....Petitioners Through: Ms. Sriparna Chatterjee, Additional Standing Counsel for NDMC with Mr. Soumitra Chatterjee and Mr. Manish, Advocates. versus SUBHASH CHANDRA AGGARWAL .....Respondent Through: Mr. Padma Kumar Singh and Mr. Gurpreet Singh, Advocates CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 17.01.2025 1. These writ petitions involve identical issues and challenge a common judgment rendered by the Central Administrative Tribunal1 on 25 January 2019 in OA 2110/20172 and O.A. No. 2137/20173. 2. Subhash Chandra Aggarwal4 was working as Assistant Engineer (Civil) in New Delhi Municipal Council.5 The sanction for his prosecution under Section 19(1)(c) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 19886 was granted o