NIRANJAN KUMAR AND ORS vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

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$~27 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 28.07.2025 + W.P.(C) 2771/2025 & CM APPL. 13174/2025, CM APPL. 18318/2025, CM APPL. 18345/2025 NIRANJAN KUMAR AND ORS .....Petitioners Through: Mr.R K Sinha, Ms.Anam Kamil, Mr.Shrikant Prasad, and Mr.Ashish Pradhan, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr.R.V. Sinha, Sr.CGC with Mr.A.S. Singh, Ms.Shriya Sharma and Mr.Vivek Nagar, Advs. Mr.Amitesh Kumar, Ms.Priti Kumari and Ms.Mrinal Kishor, Advs. for applicant Mr.Akshit Pradhan, Mr.Utkarsh Malviya and Mr.Aakrist Goyal, Advs. for applicants in CM No. 18318/2025 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN NAVIN CHAWLA, J. (ORAL) 1. This petition has been filed by the petitioners, challenging the Order dated 14.02.2025 passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 2771/2025 Page 1 of 3 By:REYMON VASHIST Signing Date:30.07.2025 19:14:43 ‘Tribunal’) in O.A. No.296/2025, titled Niranjan Kumar v. M/O Railways, whereby the application for interim relief filed by the petitioners in the said O.A. was dismissed. 2. This Court, by its Interim Order dated 06.03.2025, had recorded the statement of the learned counsel for the respondents that no recruitment would be made till the next date of hearing. The said interim order has continued. 3. In the meantime, we are informed that the learned Tribunal is not proceeding with the adjudication of the O.A. due to the pendency of the present writ petition, and has adjourned the same sine die. The Order dated 02.05.2025 passed by the learned Tribunal has been placed on record in this regard. 4. In view of the above, we dispose of this writ petition by directing that