HIMANSHU YADAV AND ANR vs AIIMS & ANR

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 02.09.2025 Pronounced on: 10.10.2025 + W.P.(C) 13428/2025 & CM APPL. No. 55116/2025 HIMANSHU YADAV AND ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Mr.A.K.Trivedi, Mr.Dhruv Kothari and Mr.Yash Jangra, Advs. versus A.I.I.M.S & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Nemo. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN JUDGMENT MADHU JAIN, J. 1. This petition has been filed by the petitioners, challenging the Order dated 29.05.2025 passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as, ‘Tribunal’) in O.A. No. 248/2024, titled Himanshu Yadav & Anr. v. A.I.I.M.S. & Anr., whereby the learned Tribunal dismissed the said O.A., while observing as under: “13. In view of the above settled position of law, the claim of the applicants is not tenable. It is not the case of the applicants that issuance of OBC-NCL certificate was delayed at the behest of the competent authority or they Signature Not Verified Signed By:RENUKA W.P.(C) 13428/2025 Page 1 of 13 NEGI Signing Date:10.10.2025 19:08:43 have been discriminated qua similarly situated candidates who were offered appointment on the said post on the basis of the certificates issued after the cut-off date. Thus, we find no infirmity or illegality in the impugned order dated 13.01.2024 passed by the respondents.” FACTS OF THE CASE 2. In succinct, the background of the case is that the respondents, vide recruitment notification dated 14.11.2022, invited applications for various posts, including 35 posts of Security cum Fire Guard Grade-II (13 UR, 3 EWS, 4 SC, 3 ST and 12 OBC). The petitioners applied for the said post under the OBC category. The written examination was conducted on 27.03.2023, and the result thereof was decl