ANIL KUMAR JAIN vs NATIONAL COUNCIL OF EDUCATION RESEARCH AND TRAINING AND ANR.

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$~23 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 30.10.2025 + W.P.(C) 5306/2023 ANIL KUMAR JAIN .....Petitioner Through: Mr.Rajshekhar Rao, Sr. Adv. with Ms.Aditi Gupta, Mr.Rajarshi Roy and Ms.Lavanya Bhardwaj, Advs. versus NATIONAL COUNCIL OF EDUCATION RESEARCH AND TRAINING AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr.Abhishek Saket, SPC with Mr.Manish Madhukar, Mr.Abhigyan and Ms.Reya Paul, Advs. for UOI CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN NAVIN CHAWLA, J. (ORAL) 1. This petition has been filed, challenging the Order dated 07.09.2022 passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as the, ‘Tribunal’), in O.A. No. 1156/2019, titled Shri Anil Kumar Jain v. National Council of Education Research and Training Through its Secretary & Anr., whereby the said O.A. filed by the petitioner herein was dismissed. 2. The petitioner had filed the above O.A. challenging the Orders dated 22.06.2015 and 28.02.2017 passed by the respondent no. 1- National Council of Educational Research and Training (in short, Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 5306/2023 Page 1 of 13 By:REYMON VASHIST Signing Date:01.11.2025 14:52:14 ‘NCERT’), withholding an amount of Rs.6,53,607/- from the gratuity amount payable to him on account of him retaining the residential quarter beyond the permissible time limit. 3. The petitioner had retired as an Assistant with the respondent no. 1 on 31.05.2011, upon attaining the age of superannuation. While in service, he was allotted Quarter No. Type III/73 in NIE Campus by NCERT with effect from 04.03.2005. 4. Although he superannuated and was liable to vacate the allotted quarter in terms of the applicable rules, he did not do so and sought further exten