SUMESH KUMAR DUA vs GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS.

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 19.02.2026 Judgment pronounced on: 27.02.2026 Judgment uploaded on: 27.02.2026 + W.P. (C) 5620/2019, CM. APPL. 61438/2025 & CM. APPL. 67327/2025 SUMESH KUMAR DUA .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Gauri Puri, Ms. Meherunissa Anand, Mr. Abeer and Mr. Kashish Bhardwaj, Advs. versus GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Naushad Ahmed Khan and Ms. Preety Khare, Advs. for R1 to R-3. Mr. R.V. Sinha and Mr. A.S. Singh, Advs. for R-4. Mr. Harshit Aggarwal, Mr. Vidit Garg and Mr. Suresh K. Chopra, Advs. for R-5. Mr. Sudarshan Rajan, Mr. Hitain Bajaj and Mr. Ramesh Rawat, Advs. for R-6. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHAIL JAIN JUDGMENT ANIL KSHETARPAL, J.: 1. Through the present Petition, the Petitioner seeks issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari to quash the order dated 30.05.2018 [hereinafter referred to as „Impugned Order‟] passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal [hereinafter referred to as „Tribunal‟], whereby the Original Application being O.A. No.1614/2016 filed by Signature Not Verified Signed By:JAI NARAYAN Signing Date:27.02.2026W.P.(C) 5620/2019 Page 1 of 16 10:56:13 the Petitioner was dismissed. 2. In the said O.A., the Petitioner had sought, inter alia, the following reliefs: i. Quashing of the final seniority list of Divisional Officers (Fire) dated 17.02.2016; and ii. Setting aside of the appointment orders of Respondent Nos. 5 and 6 appointing them as Divisional Officers (Fire) through direct recruitment. 3. The principal issues which arise for consideration in the present Petition are whether the Tribunal erred in upholding the inter se seniority list dated 17.02.2016 prepared in respect of the cadre of Divisional Officers (