PAWAN KUMAR vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 13.02.2026 Judgment pronounced on: 20.02.2026 Judgment uploaded on: 20.02.2026 + W.P.(C) 64/2017 PAWAN KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Rakesh Kumar Singh, Mr. Ashok Anand, Mr. Deepak Kumar Singh and Mr. Bipin Bihari Singh, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Rohan Jaitley, CGSC with Mr. Varun Pratap Singh, Mr. Dev Pratap Shahi and Mr. Yogya Bhatia, Advs. for UOI. SI Prashant Malik for the State. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN JUDGMENT ANIL KSHETARPAL, J.: 1. The Petitioner has filed the present Writ Petition assailing the order dated 31.05.2016 [hereinafter referred to as ‘Impugned Order’] passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi [hereinafter referred to as ‘Tribunal’] in O.A. No. 225/2013, whereby his Original Application came to be dismissed. 2. In order to appreciate the issues which arise for consideration in the present case, the relevant facts may briefly be noticed. Signature Not Verified Signed By:SAVITA PASRICHA Signing Date:20.02.2026 W.P.(C) 64/2017 Page 1 of 8 13:10:35 3. Pursuant to the Recruitment Notice of the Union Public Service Commission Civil Services Examination, 2009, the Petitioner participated in the selection process and, upon being declared successful, was placed at Rank 860 in the general merit list and at Rank 5 in the sub-category of Visually Impaired candidates. On the basis of the said selection, he was allocated to and appointed in the Armed Forces Headquarters Service. 4. The Petitioner’s case is that subsequent to his appointment, the decision of the Supreme Court in Government of India v. Ravi Prakash Gupta1 clarified that reservation for persons with disabili