GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS vs MANOJ KUMAR AND ANR

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$~3 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 21.07.2025 + W.P.(C) 16674/2023 & CM APPL. 67205/2023 GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Sahaj Garg, SPC versus MANOJ KUMAR AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Anand Singh & Mr. Shantanu Shukla, Advs CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RENU BHATNAGAR NAVIN CHAWLA, J. (ORAL) 1. This petition has been filed by the petitioners, challenging the Order dated 26.05.2023 passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as, ‘Tribunal’) in O.A. No.2298/2017 titled Manoj Kumar & Anr. v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Anr., allowing the O.A. filed by the respondents herein with the following directions:- “Accordingly, the OA is allowed, the impugned order dated 11.05.2017 and 22.5.2017 are quashed and set aside. The relaxation so extended by the Competent Authority to the counterpart of the applicant Shri Bharat Bhushan be extended to the applicants as well and their date of regularization be antedated accordingly. The applicants would be entitled for all consequential benefits thereof. The aforesaid Signature Not Verified Signed W.P(C) 16674/2023 By:PRIYADARSHANI JAIN Page 1 of 3 Signing Date:26.07.2025 15:30:08 exercise shall be completed within a period of 10 weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. It is made clear that if the exercise is completed within the aforesaid period, the applicants would not be entitled to any interest thereon. However, if the respondents fail to comply with the order within the time so stipulated in the present order, the applicants would be entitled to interest at GPF rates. No costs.” 2. The brief facts giving rise to the present petition are that the respondent