GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR vs SH. SUNIL PANWAR

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$~28 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 16.05.2025 + W.P.(C) 6575/2025 GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Yeeshu Jain, ASC with Ms. Priya Shukla, Adv. for GNCTD versus SH. SUNIL PANWAR .....Respondent Through: Mr. Samarth Luthra, Adv. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE RENU BHATNAGAR NAVIN CHAWLA, J. (Oral) CAV 192/2025 1. In view of the appearance of Mr. Samarth Luthra, Advocate, on behalf of the respondent, the caveat stands discharged. CM APPL. 29793/2025 (Exemption) 2. Allowed, subject to just exceptions. W.P.(C) 6575/2025 & CM APPL. 29792/2025 3. This petition has been filed by the petitioners, challenging the Order dated 01.08.2024 passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal Principal Bench, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as, ‘Tribunal’) in O.A. No. 2816/2022, titled Sunil Panwar vs. Govt. of Signature Not Verified Signed By:VIJAYA W.P.(C) 6575/2025 Page 1 of 9 LAKSHMI DOBHAL Signing Date:20.05.2025 11:36:50 NCT of Delhi and Ors., whereby the said O.A. filed by the respondent herein was allowed with the following direction: “10. In view of the above discussion, the applicant cannot be deprived of pay and allowance for the relevant period of suspension. Therefore, the present Original Application is allowed with directions to the respondents to release salary of the applicant with pay and allowances for the period from 22.06.2013 to 01.01.2022 as the period has been treated as spent on duty. The respondents are further directed to pay the interest on the amount due at the GPF applicable rates. The above directions shall be complied with by the respondents within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a certify copy of this order. Pending Miscellaneous Applications ,