WRIT - A No. 2640 of 2026 at Allahabad

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - A No. - 2640 of 2026 Atul Kumar and 3 others .....Petitioner(s) Versus Union of India and 3 others .....Respondent(s) Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Ankit Gaur, Naveen Srivastava for Sameer Srivastava Counsel for Respondent(s) : Shashi Prakash Singh (A.S.G.I.) with Purnendu Kumar Singh Chief Justice's Court HON'BLE ARUN BHANSALI, CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE KSHITIJ SHAILENDRA, J. 1. This petition is directed against order dated 21.02.2025 passed by Central Administrative Tribunal, Allahabad Bench, Allahabad, whereby the Original Application ('OA') filed by the petitioners has been dismissed. 2. The OA was filed seeking quashing of the e-tender issued by respondent no. 3 for providing casual labours (unskilled) for the work of annual maintenance to protected monuments under Allahabad Sub-circle of Archaeological Survey of India and a direction to the respondents to grant the petitioners temporary status and give all the benefits granted by Office Memorandum dated 19.02.2018 for engagement of casual labour by the Central Government/Departments. 3. The petitioners claimed to be casual labours working under the respondent-Archaeological Survey of Ind