D.D.A. vs V.N.GUPTA & ANR.

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$~93 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 8301/2008 & CM APPL. 15955/2008 D.D.A. .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Arun Birbal and Mr. Sanjay Singh, Advs. versus V.N. GUPTA & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Arun Sanwal, Adv. for R-1 Mr. Mukul Singh, CGSC with Ms. Ira Singh and Mr. Aryan Dhaka, Advs. for UOI CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 11.03.2025 AJAY DIGPAUL, J. 1. The present writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, challenging the judgment dated 14.02.2008 passed by the ld. Central Administrative Tribunal1, Principal Bench, New Delhi, in T.A. No. 83/2007. 2. The respondent no. 1 was initially appointed as a Supervisor (Technical) in the Inspectorate of Electronics, Gun Carriage Factory, Jabalpur, under the Ministry of Defence in 1968 and was confirmed in 1972. He was subsequently promoted to Supervisor (Technical) Grade-II in 1974. Signature Not Verified Signed By:MEENU W.P.(C) 8301/2008 Page 1 of 13 KALRA Signing Date:22.03.2025 13:23:17 3. In September 1979, the respondent no. 1 was appointed as a Technical Assistant with respondent no. 2. 4. In the year 1981-82, the DDA, petitioner herein, issued an advertisement inviting applications for the post of Junior Engineers, which was open to all, including government employees and those from autonomous bodies. 5. The respondent no. 1, on 29.09.1981, applied for the said post and was offered appointment in DDA, vide Letter dated 15.10.1982, with the explicit condition that no benefit of past service would be provided. He was required to submit an undertaking to this effect, which he duly did. The Letter dated 15.10.1982 issued by the Deputy Director, Delhi Development Authority, along with the undertaking are