HARENDRA AND ORS. vs INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND ORS.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 23.07.2025 W.P.(C) 7684/2023 & CM APPL. 29737/2023, CM APPL. 164/2024 HARENDRA AND ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr.T. N. Singh and Mr.Vikas K. Singh, Advs. versus INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr.Dhruv Sheoran and Mr.Archit Upadhyay, Advs. Mr.V. Senthil Kumar, Mr.N. M. Thertha Gowda, Mr.N. T. Anees, Mr.K. Hariharan, Mr.R. Saranga and Ms.Bharathi, 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 29.03.2023 passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as, ‘Tribunal’) in O.A. No.1385/2016, titled Faiyaz & Ors. v. Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Krishi Bhawan & Ors., dismissing the O.A. filed by the petitioners herein. 2. By the above O.A., the petitioners had approached the learned 3. In the O.A., it was claimed by the petitioners that the petitioners were engaged by the respondent no.1 between various periods as Casual Labourer on daily-wage basis. They themselves had claimed t