NORTHERN RAILWAYS AND OTHERS vs AMZAD

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 06.10.2025 Pronounced on: 28.10.2025 + W.P.(C) 2604/2025 & CM APPL. 12392/2025, CM APPL. 12393/2025 NORTHERN RAILWAYS AND OTHERS .....Petitioners Through: Mrs.Anubha Bhardwaj, CGSC with Ms.Anchal Kashyap and Ms.Ananya Shamshery, Advs. along with Mr.Balbant Kumar, CLA and Mr.Manoj Kumar, Senior Clerk versus AMZAD .....Respondent Through: Mr.S.K. Rungta, Sr. Adv. with Mr.Prashant Singh and Mr. P. Rungta, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN JUDGMENT NAVIN CHAWLA, J. 1. This petition has been filed by the petitioners, challenging the Order dated 11.10.2023 passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as, ‘Tribunal’) in O.A. No. 1344/2023, titled Amzad (Group-C) v. Northern Railway Through General Manager & Ors., allowing the Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 2604/2025 Page 1 of 14 By:REYMON VASHIST Signing Date:28.10.2025 18:13:20 O.A. filed by the respondent herein and passing the following direction: ―15. As a sequel to the same, the respondents are directed to conduct the entire process de- nuvo strictly in accordance with the provisions of the Act, Rules and instructions extensively quoted above. To clarify, the reservation will be for persons with disabilities without any further reservation into a particular category or class. It is only after the selection of the eligible and qualified person, in accordance with merit, shall he be assigned a place in the appropriate class/ category be it unreserved or SC or ST. This would satisfy the requirements of the Act in letter and spirit. The O.A. stands allowed against the background of these directions.‖ 2. With the consent of the learned counsels for the