SUNIL ANAND BURAK AND ORS. vs GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS.

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$~3 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 11.07.2025 + W.P.(C) 17937/2024 & CM APPL. 76318/2024 SUNIL ANAND BURAK AND ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Ms.Saahila Lamba, Adv. versus GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mrs.Avnish Ahlawat, SC, GNCTD (Services) with Mr.N.K.Singh, Advs. for R-1 to 3. Ms.Anubha Bhardwaj, CGSC for R-4/UOI. 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 24.09.2024 passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi in O.A.1378/2023, titled DASS Officers Association & Ors. v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Ors., dismissing the OA filed by the petitioners herein, by relying upon the Judgment of the Supreme Court in K. Meghachandra Singh & Ors. v. Ningam Siro & Ors., (2020) 5 SCC 689. 2. The facts giving rise to the present petition are that pursuant to Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 17937/2024 Page 1 of 5 By:RENUKA NEGI Signing Date:14.07.2025 20:10:11 an Advertisement No. 03/13 dated 12.09.2013 issued by the respondent no.3 inter alia for 313 vacancies to the post of Grade II (DASS) in the Services Department of Government in NCT of Delhi, the petitioners applied for the same. 3. Though, the advertisement required the selection process to be finalized within a period of six months from the issue of advertisement, the select list for the appointment to the post was issued only around six years thereafter, sometime in 2019. 4. The petitioners, who were successful in the selection, joined the services between May 2019 to September 2019. They made representations to the respondents for their seniority to be considered in accordance with the