NARENDER PAUL & ORS. vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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$~30 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 3659/2024, CM APPL. 70888/2024 NARENDER PAUL & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Ritwik Parikh, Ms. Heena Khatun and Mr. Rajat K. Mittal, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Hussain Taqvi, SPC with Ms. Kumail Fatima, Ms. Soumya Saxena, Mr. Sahil and Ms. Nazma, Advs. for UOI CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA JUDGMENT(ORAL) % 22.04.2026 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. This writ petition assails the following order dated 29 January 2024 passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal1 in CP No. 663/2023: “Learned counsel for the respondents submits that the directions of the Tribunal in the associated OA have been complied with. He places before us an affidavit of compliance in this effect which makes a categorical submission that necessary orders of promotion of eligible persons have been passed by the competent authority. Copy of the orders is annexed to the said affidavit. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners strongly contests the averments made in the affidavit of compliance and submits that the respondents have passed a mechanical order in a number of Contempt Petitions and the order so passed does not indicate how the claim of the applicants/petitioners was considered/decided. 1 “the Tribunal”, hereinafter Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:AJIT W.P.(C) 3659/2024 Page 1 of 5 KUMAR Signing Date:28.04.2026 18:18:11 While taking note of the submissions made by the learned counsel for the petitioners, we are of the view that in terms of the specific directions passed by us in the associated OA, the same has been substantially complied with and nothing sustains in the present Contempt Petition. However, while closing the same, we offer liber