NBCC INDIA LIMITED AND ANR vs NOVMAN AHMED AND ANR

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 19.03.2026 Judgment pronounced on: 02.04.2026 Judgment uploaded on: 02.04.2026 + W.P.(C) 3162/2026, CM APPL. 15250/2026, CM APPL. 15251/2026 and CM APPL. 15252/2026 NBCC INDIA LIMITED AND ANR .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Brijender Chahar, ASG with Mr. R.V. Sinha, Mr. A.S. Singh and Ms. Shriya Sharma, Advs. versus NOVMAN AHMED AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sudhir Nandraj Jog and Mr. A.K. Behra, Senior Advocates with Ms. Sakshi Kakkar, Mr. Shakti Singh and Mr. Sarthak Karol, Advs. for R-1. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN JUDGMENT ANIL KSHETARPAL, J.: 1. Through the present Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, 1950 [hereinafter referred to as „Constitution‟], NBCC (India) Limited/Petitioner No.1 and its subsidiary company HSCC (India) Limited/Petitioner No.2, seeks issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari to quash the orders dated 23.02.2026 [hereinafter referred to as „IO-1‟] and 27.02.2026 [hereinafter referred to as „IO- 2‟] passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, Signature Not Verified Signed By:JAI NARAYAN W.P.(C) 3126/2026 Signing Date:02.04.2026 Page 1 of 29 14:55:32 New Delhi [hereinafter referred to as „Tribunal‟]. It may be relevant to highlight that the Petitioners in the present case are incorporated Government companies. 2. At the outset it may be noticed that the present petition raises a question of considerable significance touching upon the jurisdictional contours of the Tribunal. Therefore, the question that would be answered by way of this judgment is whether an employee appointed by the Hon‟ble President of India, also acting in the capacity of a President of an incorporated Gov