MR. ZAREEF AHMAD vs COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH AND ANR.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 03.09.2025 W.P.(C) 2996/2022 MR. ZAREEF AHMAD .....Petitioner Through: Ms.D. Vijayalakshmi, Adv. versus COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr.Bhvunesh Satija, Mr.Udit Sharma, Mr.Aniket Khanduri, Advs. 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 17.06.2021 passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as ‘Tribunal’) in O.A. No. 1092/2021, titled Mr.Zareef Ahmad v. Council of Scientific & Industrial Research & Anr., dismissing the said OA filed by the petitioner herein. 2. The brief facts giving rise to the present petition are that the petitioner was appointed to the technical post in Group-III (5) with the respondents on ad-hoc basis for a period of six months with three 3. The respondents, by an Advertisement dated 30.09.2009, invited applications for the above post. The petitioner also applied under the same, however, the entire recruitment process was abandoned by the respondents on the ground that amendmen