GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS vs DHEER SINGH

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 23.03.2026 Judgment pronounced on: 15.04.2026 Judgment uploaded on: 15.04.2026 + W.P.(C) 3029/2026, CM APPL. 14577/2026, CM APPL. 14578/2026, CM APPL. 18109/2026 GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS .....Petitioners Through: Ms. Avnish Ahlawat, SC along with Mr. Nitesh Kumar Singh, Ms. Aliza Alam and Mr. Mohnish Sehrawat, Advs. versus DHEER SINGH .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ankit Mehta, Adv. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN JUDGMENT ANIL KSHETARPAL, J.: 1. Through the present Petition, the Petitioners pray for quashing of the order dated 19.11.2025 passed by learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi [hereinafter referred to as the „Tribunal‟] in O.A. No. 4796/2024 whereby the Tribunal has allowed the said Original Application filed by the Respondent, set aside the Office Order dated 03.05.2024 issued by the Petitioners accepting the Respondent‟s request for voluntary retirement w.e.f. 08.05.2024, and has further directed reinstatement of the Respondent in service with all consequential benefits, including Signature Not Verified Signed By:SAVITA PASRICHA Signing Date:15.04.2026 W.P.(C)3029/2026 Page 1 of 17 16:49:33 continuity of service, arrears of salary and other attendant benefits. 2. The issue which arises for consideration in the present Petition is whether, in the facts and circumstances of the case, the Respondent was entitled in law to withdraw his request for voluntary retirement after the same had already been accepted by the competent authority merely two days prior to the intended date of retirement, in the face of the express stipulation contained in Rule 43(6) of the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 2021 mandating that a