COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL OF INDIA & ORS. vs NIRBHAY KUMAR SANTOSH

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on : 17 December 2024 Pronounced on : 04 March, 2025 + W.P.(C) 17210/2024 COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL OF INDIA & ORS. .... Petitioners Through: Dr. S.S. Hooda and Mr. Aayushman Aeron, Advocates versus NIRBHAY KUMAR SANTOSH ..... Respondent Through: Mr. Amit Anand, Advocate CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANOOP KUMAR MENDIRATTA JUDGMENT 04.03.2025 % C.HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. This is a rare case in which the respondent1 before the Central Administrative Tribunal2 has assailed an order, dated 18 October 2024, passed by the Hon’ble Chairman of the Tribunal under Section 1 the Comptroller & Auditor General of India; the “CAGI” hereinafter 2 “the Tribunal” hereinafter WP(C) 17210/2024 Page 1 of 13 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:AJIT KUMAR Signing Date:04.03.2025 13:59:27 253 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 19854 read with Rule 65 of the Central Administrative Tribunal (Procedure) Rules, 19876, in PT 271/2024, retaining the Original Application7 filed by the present respondent at the Principal Bench of the Tribunal at Delhi. 2. Given the nature of the controversy, no detailed allusion to facts is required. The impugned order, which is brief, may be reproduced in extenso: “Order of The Tribunal Heard learned counsel for the respective parties. This P.T. has been filed by the applicant with a prayer to retain the proceedings of the subject O.A. in the Principal Bench at New Delhi. In the subject O.A., the applicant has prayed for the following reliefs:- "(i) to quash and set aside the Impugned Order/Letter no-1092 dated 10/11/2023 and letter No- 1667 dated 06/10/2022 and passed by the respondents (ii) to direct the respondents to consider the case of the applicant sympatheticall