UNION OF INDIA & ORS. vs SH SHUBHAM KUMAR

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$~41 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 24.09.2025 + W.P.(C) 14813/2025 UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr.Arnav Kumar, CGSC, Mr.Adit Garg, Mr.Keshav Mittal, Advs. versus SH SHUBHAM KUMAR .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ravindra Kumar, Adv. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN NAVIN CHAWLA, J. (ORAL) CM APPL. 60857/2025 (Exemption) 1. Allowed, subject to all just exceptions. W.P.(C) 14813/2025 & CM APPLs. 60855-56/2025 2. This petition has been filed by the petitioners, challenging the Order dated 07.10.2024 passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Tribunal’) in O.A. No.3802/2024, titled Sh.Shubham Kumar v. Union of India & Ors., whereby the learned Tribunal disposed of the said O.A. filed by the respondent herein with the following directions: “.....Since this has not been done and even respondents' written instructions are silent on Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed WP(C) 14813/2025 Page 1 of 5 By:REYMON VASHIST Signing Date:27.09.2025 16:21:33 this aspect, we deem it appropriate to dispose of the present OA at this stage with a direction to the respondents to afford one more opportunity to the applicant to appear in the retest in the next batch, preferably within three weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this Order. 7. The Chairman, SSC shall also take note of the fact that the computer has failed at one of their centers and shall endeavor to ensure that such a situation does not occur again. Any action in this regard would go a long way to avoid such litigation.” 3. The petitioners had challenged the said Order before this Court by way of a Writ Petition, being W.P.(C) 3613/2025, which the petitione