SHISHIR PRIYADARSHI vs UNION OF INDIA AND ANR

$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 23.02.2026 Judgment pronounced on: 28.04.2026 Judgment uploaded on: 29.04.2026 W.P.(C) 2491/2026, CM APPL. 12079/2026, CM APPL. 12080/2026 and CM APPL. 12081/2026 SHISHIR PRIYADARSHI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Vimal Kirti Singh, Adv. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Syed Abdul Haseeb, CGSC along with Ms. Nasreen Khatoon, GP for R-1. W.P.(C) 2498/2026, CM APPL. 12104/2026, CM APPL. 12105/2026 and CM APPL. 12106/2026 ATUL BAGAI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Vimal Kirti Singh, Adv. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Farman Ali, CGSC along with Ms. Usha Jamnal, Adv. for R-1. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN JUDGMENT ANIL KSHETARPAL, J. : INTRODUCTION: 1. The Petitioner, by way of the present Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeks the issuance of a Writ in the nature of Certiorari to quash the final order dated 15.10.2025 passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal 2016. 2. With the consent of learned counsel representing the parties, two connected Writ Petitions involving a