GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS vs SH. RAJENDRA SINGH RAWAT

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$~22 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 17.10.2025 + W.P.(C) 16171/2025 GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS .....Petitioners Through: Ms.Jyoti Tyagi, Adv. for Mr.Yeeshu Jain, CGSC. versus SH. RAJENDRA SINGH RAWAT .....Respondent Through: Nemo CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN NAVIN CHAWLA, J. (ORAL) CM APPL. 66216/2025 (Exemption) 1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. W.P.(C) 16171/2025 & CM APPL. 66215/2025 2. This petition has been filed, challenging the Order dated 06.01.2023 passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Tribunal’) in O.A. No.824/2017, titled Rajendra Singh Rawat v. Union of India & Ors., allowing the said O.A. filed by the respondent herein, with the following directions: “5. Accordingly, we unhesitatingly allow the present Original Application. The APAR of the applicant of the year 2012-13 is quashed and set aside and so is the impugned order dated 29.12.2015 passed by the Chief Secretary of Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed WP(C) 16171/2025 Page 1 of 8 By:REYMON VASHIST Signing Date:17.10.2025 20:30:09 the Government of NCT Delhi communicated vide letter dated 15.01.2016. While allowing this Original Application, we would like to emphasise that the APAR of the applicant of the year 2012-13 shall stand expunged and removed from his APAR dossier/personal file or any other official document. This APAR shall not be taken into consideration with respect to any of the service conditions of the applicant.” 3. At the outset, we note that the present petition was filed more than two years after the passing of the Impugned Order, on 31.03.2025. Thereafter, it took the learned counsel for the petitioners nearly seven months