RAHUL SINGH TOLIA vs UNION OF INDIA & ANR.

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 20.01.2026 Judgment pronounced on: 31.01.2026 Judgment uploaded on: 31.01.2026 + W.P.(C) 18908/2025, CM APPL. 78730/2025, CM APPL. 78731/2025, CM APPL. 78732/2025 RAHUL SINGH TOLIA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Shakti Singh, Adv. versus UNION OF INDIA & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Arunima Dwivedi, CGSC along with Mr. Abhiraj Singh, GP, Ms. Monalisha Pradhan and Ms. Priya Khurana, Advs. + W.P.(C) 121/2026, CM APPL. 620/2026, CM APPL. 3753/2026 DARSHAN GATTANI .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Aakriti Dhawan, Mr. Mayank Jain and Mr. Madhur Jain, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Akash Vajpai, CGSC along with Mr. Harsh Bajpai, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN JUDGMENT ANIL KSHETARPAL, J. 1. These Petitions assail the correctness of the Judgment and Order dated 22.05.2025 [hereinafter referred to as ‘Impugned Judgment’] passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Signature Not Verified W.P.(C) 18908/2025 & connected matter Page 1 of 9 Signed By:JAI NARAYAN Signing Date:31.01.2026 12:11:17 Bench, Delhi [hereinafter referred to as ‘Tribunal’] in Original Applications which raised substantially similar challenges. Since, both the Petitions arise from the same lis and turn upon overlapping issues, they are being disposed of by way of this common judgment. However, for the sake of convenience, the W.P. (C) 18908/2025 is being treated as the lead case to extrapolate our decision in both the Petitions, while highlighting the distinct facts of W.P. (C) 121/2025, as and when relevant. BRIEF BACKGROUND: 2. The dispute arose due to the wrongful cadre allocation of the Petitioners, as reflected in the Cadre Allocation List