UNION OF INDIA & ANR vs VIJAY KUMAR

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$~45 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 18.09.2025 + W.P.(C) 951/2017 UNION OF INDIA & ANR .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Ruchir Mishra, Mr. Sanjiv Kr. Saxena, Mr. Mukesh Kr. Tiwari, Ms. Poonam Shukla, Ms. Reba Jena Mishra, Advs. versus VIJAY KUMAR .....Respondent Through: Counsel(Appearance not given) 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 18.03.2013 passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as, 'Tribunal') in O.A. No. 1816/2012, titled Vijay Kumar v. Union of India & Anr., allowing the O.A. filed by the respondent herein and consequently setting aside the Memorandum dated 01.11.2009 issuing the Articles of Charge to the respondent; the Inquiry Officer’s Report dated 17.06.2009; the Disciplinary Authority’s Order dated 10.11.2009, dismissing the respondent from service; the Appellate Authority’s Order dated 28.07.2010; and the Order dated 14.07.2011 by which the Review Petition filed by the respondent was dismissed. Signature Not Verified Signed By:RENUKA W.P.(C) 951/2017 Page 1 of 11 NEGI Signing Date:25.09.2025 11:18:22 2. The petitioners further challenge the Order dated 28.04.2016 passed by the learned Tribunal, dismissing the Review Application, being RA No 131/2013, filed in the above OA. 3. To give a brief background of the facts in which the present petition arises, the respondent had obtained appointment to the post of Packer (Group D) with effect from 01.04.1981 with the ASPO, New Delhi, on the basis of a purported Scheduled Tribes community certificate dated 26.08.1978, issued by the District Magistrate, Saran, Bihar, claiming to belong to the ‘Kharia’ com