GAURAV KUMAR GARG vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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$~24 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 27.02.2026 + W.P.(C) 14963/2021 GAURAV KUMAR GARG .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Shrutika Garg, Adv. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Neeraj, SPC with Mr. Soumyadip Chakraborty, Adv. for R-1/UOI. Mr. OP Gaggar, Mr. Sachindra Karn, Advs. for R-2 to 5. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN J U D G M E N T (ORAL) ANIL KSHETARPAL, J.: 1. Through the present Petition, the Petitioner seeks issuance of a writ in the nature of Certiorari by assailing the correctness of the order dated 29.06.2021 [hereinafter referred to as ‘Impugned Order’] passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal [hereinafter referred to as ‘the Tribunal’], whereby OA No.1195/2021 filed by the Petitioner was disposed of with a direction to the Respondents to release the salary for the period during which the Petitioner had actually discharged his duties. 2. At the outset, it is pertinent to note that the services of the Petitioner were subsequently terminated in January/February 2022 on Signature Not Verified Signed By:SAVITA PASRICHA W.P,(C) 14963/2021 Signing Date:28.02.2026 Page 1 of 5 14:34:40 account of his continuous failure to attend office. 3. In order to appreciate the controversy involved in the present Petition, the relevant facts, in brief, are required to be noticed. 4. The Petitioner, who is alleged to be a person suffering from locomotor disability, was appointed as Accounts Officer (‘AO’) (Group B) in the National Small Industries Corporation Limited by Respondent No.2 through a special recruitment drive for Persons with Disabilities (‘PwDs’). He was initially posted at Howrah, West Bengal and was later transferred to Delhi in 2017. The record reflects that he rema