VISHWAJEET SOURYAN vs UNION OF INDIA AND ANR.

Judgment text excerpt

$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 20.01.2026 Judgment pronounced on: 21.04.2026 Judgment uploaded on: 21.04.2026 + W.P.(C) 134/2026 & CM APPL. 660/2026, CM APPL. 659/2026 VISHWAJEET SOURYAN .....Petitioner Through: Mr. M.K. Bhardwaj, Adv. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Amit Tiwari, CGSC with Ms. Ayushi Srivastava, Mr. Ayush Tanwar, Mr. Arpan Narwal and Mr. Kushagra Malik, Advs. for UOI. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN JUDGMENT ANIL KSHETARPAL, J. : 1. The present Petition, filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, challenges the order dated 15.10.2025 [hereinafter referred to as „Impugned Order‟] passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal [hereinafter referred to as „CAT/Tribunal‟] in Contempt Petition No. 982/2024 in O.A. No. 2912/2023. By the Impugned Order, the Tribunal dismissed the Contempt Petition, holding that the Respondents had complied with its earlier directions of 07.08.2024 and that no contempt was made out. The Petitioner seeks quashing of the CAT‟s Impugned Order and a direction to allocate him the post of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in the EWS quota (Economically Weaker Section), contending that the Signature Not Verified Signed By:JAI NARAYAN Signing Date:21.04.2026W.P.(C) 134/2026 Page 1 of 12 15:26:31 Respondents ignored material communications and thereby violated the Tribunal‟s directions. FACTUAL BACKGROUND: 2. The Petitioner appeared in the Civil Services Examination, 2022, and secured a rank entitling him to appointment as an IAS officer under the EWS category. The Petitioner‟s father was an employee in Government service, and his mother filed Income Tax Returns (ITRs) for the relevant assessment year (AY 2021-