MCD vs HARDAYAL SINGH MEENA & ORS.

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 03.12.2025 Pronounced on: 14.01.2026 + W.P.(C) 18130/2025 & CM APPL. 75018/2025, CM APPL.75019/2025 MCD .....Petitioner Through: Ms.Cauveri Birbal, ASC with Ms.Nishtha Dhall and Mr.Kamlendu, Advs. versus HARDAYAL SINGH MEENA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr.Tarun Sharma, Mr.Abid Ali, Mr.Manek Sharma and Mr.Karrtik Sharma, Advs., Mr.Sanjiv K. Jha and Mr.Sachin Bhatt, Advs. for R-5 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN JUDGMENT MADHU JAIN J. 1. This petition has been filed by the petitioner, challenging the Order dated 14.01.2025 passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Tribunal’) in O.A. 3577/2023, titled as Hardayal Singh Meena & Ors. v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi, whereby the learned Tribunal allowed the above mentioned O.A. filed by the respondents herein and held as under: “25. The applicants case is on a better footing. They had been promoted in compliance of the Hon'ble High court of Delhi orders in 2007 Signature Not Verified Signed By:RENUKA NEGI W.P.(C)18130/2025 Page 1 of 13 Signing Date:14.01.2026 19:59:07 and had been promoted further on 2020 and 2022. As such they have served on the promotional post for more than 15 years and are settled in high post administratively and in the eyes of the public and society. The DPC vide which they were promoted was subjected to many reviews and none of the review DPC's altered their position. Even today respondents have not unearthed any disqualification of the applicant. Rather a vague reference to the earlier DPC not preparing year wise panel has been made. Surely the applicants cannot be made to suffer for the lapse of the earlier DPC if any and that too