UNION OF INDIA vs KAPIL GURJAR

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 20.12.2025 Pronounced on: 16.01.2026 + W.P.(C) 1102/2023 & CM APPL. 4349/2023, CM APPL. 10769/2023, CM APPL. 10865/2025, CM APPL. 23257/2025. UNION OF INDIA .....Petitioner Through: Mr.Chetan Sharma, ASG with Mr.Nitinjya Chaudhry, CGSC, Ms.Vidhi Gupta, Mr.Rahul Mourya and Mr.Amit Gupta, Advs. versus KAPIL GURJAR .....Respondent Through: Mr.Ravi Kumar, Adv. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN JUDGMENT NAVIN CHAWLA, J. 1. The present Writ Petition has been filed, challenging the Order dated 11.11.2022 passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as the „Tribunal‟) in O.A. No. 42 of 2020, titled Kapil Gurjar v. Ministry of Railways & Anr., whereby the learned Tribunal allowed the O.A. filed by the respondent herein and directed the issuance of an appointment letter to the respondent. The petitioners further challenge the Order dated 22.09.2022 passed by the Full Bench of the learned Tribunal in the above O.A., wherein it was held that the learned Tribunal had the Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 1102/2023 Page 1 of 22 By:REYMON VASHIST Signing Date:16.01.2026 18:32:30 jurisdiction to entertain a challenge to the recruitment process for appointment to the Railway Protection Force (“RPF”). BRIEF FACTS OF THE CASE: 2. The petitioner had issued a notification inviting applications for vacancies to the post of Sub-Inspector in the RPF vide Notification No. 02/2018 dated 01.06.2018, pursuant to which the respondent had applied on 29.06.2018 under the OBC category. 3. The respondent applied for the same and was called upon to participate in the Computer Based Test (“CBT”), the Physical Efficiency Test (“PET”) and th