GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS vs SHRI RAM VEER SINGH

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 28.03.2026 Judgment pronounced on: 02.04.2026 Judgment uploaded on: 02.04.2026 + W.P.(C) 13505/2023 & CM APPL. 53300/2023 GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS .....Petitioners Through: Mrs. Avnish Ahlawat, SC GNCTD Services with Mr. Nitesh Kumar Singh, Ms. Aliza Alam & Mr. Mohnish Sehrawat, Advs. versus SHRI RAM VEER SINGH .....Respondent Through: Mr. Kedar Yadav & Ms. Sanya Verma, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN JUDGMENT ANIL KSHETARPAL, J.: 1. The present Petition, filed by the Petitioners, assails the correctness of the order dated 02.03.2023 [hereinafter referred to as the „Impugned Order‟] passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal [hereinafter referred to as the „Tribunal‟] in O.A. No. 3303/2015. By virtue of the Impugned Order, the Tribunal has allowed the Original Application preferred by the Respondent and has directed the Petitioners to recommend his name as selected under the Scheduled Caste category for the post of Driver in Delhi Transport Corporation [„DTC‟], Post Code 065/09, along with consequential Signature Not Verified Signed By:JAI NARAYAN W.P.(C) 13505/2023 Signing Date:02.04.2026 Page 1 of 7 11:21:51 benefits. 2. The principal issue that arises for consideration is whether a Scheduled Caste candidate who migrated from another State (Uttar Pradesh) to the National Capital Territory of Delhi is entitled to reservation benefits in a recruitment process conducted in 2009-2012, and if so, whether such benefit can be granted at a belated stage after the selection process has long concluded. 3. The factual matrix, to the extent relevant for adjudication of the present Petition, is not in dispute. The Respondent applied for the post of