GAURAV KUMAR GARG vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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 3. In order to appreciate the controversy involved in the present Petition, the relevant facts, in brief, are requir