SAURAV KUMAR AND ORS vs COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH

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$~104 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 19.03.2025 + W.P.(C) 90/2016 SAURAV KUMAR AND ORS .....Petitioners Through: Ms. Anu Chatrath, Senior Advocate with Mr. Pranav Sachdeva, Mr.Ritik Chatrath Kapur, Mr. Jatin Bhardwaj and Mr. Abhay Nair, Advs. versus COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH .....Respondent Through: Mr. Praveen Swarup, Ms. Archana Sharma, Mr. Devesh Maurya, Mr. Ravi Kumar, Mr. Sukhamrit, Advs. Mr. Arun Sanwal, Adv. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE RENU BHATNAGAR NAVIN CHAWLA, J. (Oral) REVIEW PET. 11/2022 & CM APPL. 2147/2022, CM APPL. 2148/2022 1. By the present review petition, the petitioner seeks a review of the Judgment dated 03.03.2016 passed by this Court in the above mentioned writ petition. Applications have also been filed seeking permission to file the instant review petition and seeking condonation of delay in filing of the same. 2. The learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioners submits Signature Not Verified Signed By:VIJAYA WP(C) 90/2016 Page 1 of 3 LAKSHMI DOBHAL Signing Date:26.03.2025 10:41:56 that the petitioners in the writ petition are not identically situated to the petitioners in the review petition; the writ petitioners were appointed under the ‘Quick Hire Scheme’ floated by the respondent, whereas the review petitioners have been appointed against the amended Rules for Recruitment and Assessment Promotion of CSIR Scientists applicable with effect from 01.06.2011. She submits that, therefore, the Judgment dated 03.03.2016 is not applicable to the review petitioners. 3. The learned counsel for the respondent, on the other hand, has drawn our attention to the Order dated 04.05.2016 passed by this Court in CM APPL. Nos. 15769-15770/2016, to contend that the plea rai