ABHIMANYU SINGH AND ANR vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 08.01.2026 Judgment pronounced on: 13.01.2026 Judgment uploaded on: 13.01.2026 + W.P.(C) 171/2026 & CM APPL. 847/2026, CM APPL. 848/2026, CM APPL. 849/2026, CM APPL. 850/2026, CM APPL. 851/2026 ABHIMANYU SINGH AND ANR .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Shrey Kapoor, Mr. Nishit Agrawal, Ms. Kanishka Mittal, Ms. Deepti Rathi, Advocates. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Monika Arora, CGSC with Mr. Debasish Mishra, GP. + W.P.(C) NO. 174/2026, CM APPL. 853/2026,CM APPL. 854/2026, CM APPL. 855/2026 & CM APPL. 856/2026 UPAMA JAIN .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Shrey Kapoor, Mr. Nishit Agrawal, Ms. Kanishka Mittal, Ms. Deepti Rathi, Advocates. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Shashank Dixit, CGSC with Mr. Kunal Raj, Advocate for UOI. + W.P.(C) NO. 236/2026, CM APPL. 1105/2026, CM APPL. 1106/2026, CM APPL. 1107/2026 & CM APPL. 1108/2026 LAVANYA S P .....Petitioner Signature Not Verified Signed By:JAI NARAYAN Signing Date:13.01.2026 W.P.(C)171/2026 & connected matters Page 1 of 18 17:25:08 Through: Mr. Shrey Kapoor, Mr. Nishit Agrawal, Ms. Kanishka Mittal, Ms. Deepti Rathi, Advocates. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Dr. Monika Arora (CGSC), Mr. Subhrodeep Saha, Mr. Prabhat Kumar, Ms. Anamika Thaku, Mr. Abhinav Verma, Advocates and Mr. Debasish Mishra (G.P) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN JUDGMENT ANIL KSHETARPAL, J. 1. The present Writ Petitions, preferred by the Petitioners, assail the correctness of common judgment and final order dated 12.12.2025 [hereinafter referred to as ‘Impugned Order’] passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi [hereinafter referred