DR ATUL PANDEY & ORS. vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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$~1 & 2 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision : 01.06.2026 + W.P.(C) 6651/2026 DR ATUL PANDEY & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Abhaya Kumar Behera, Sr. Adv. with Ms. Amita Singh Kalkal, Ms. Aditi Gupta and Ms. Lavanya Bhardwaj, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Chetan Sharma, ASG with Dr. Vijendra Singh Mahndiyan, CGSC, Mr. Vaibhav Singh, Adv and Mr. C P Vinod Kumar, Under Secretary. Mrs Avnish Ahlawat, SC GNCTD Services, Mr Nitesh Kumar Singh and Mr Amit Yadav, Advs. Mr Ravinder Agarwal, Adv for UPSC. + W.P.(C) 6658/2026 DELHI ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS CIVIL SERVICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Parag P. Tripathi & Mr. Pragyan Pradip Sharma, Sr. Advs. with Ms. Amita Singh Kalkal, Ms. Aditi Gupta, Mr. Rachit Sharma and Mr. Akashdeep, Advs. versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. P. S. Patwalia, Sr. Adv. And Mr. Kirtiman Singh, Sr. Adv. with Ms. Natasha Dalmia, Ms. Shambhavi Singh, Ms. Anisha Jain and Ms. Prerna Cheema, Ms. Esha Mazumdar, Mr. Abhishek Yadav and Mr. Manish Signature Not Verified W.P.(C) 6651/2026 & W.P.(C) 6658/2026 Page 1 of 15 Signed By:PRADEEP SHARMA Signing Date:01.06.2026 14:05:23 Kumar Advs. Ms. Pratima N Lakra CGSC, Ms. Indu Uttara, Adv. and Mr. G. P. Vinod Kumar, Under Secretary, MHA. Mrs Avnish Ahlawat, SC GNCTD Services, Mr Nitesh Kumar Singh and Mr Amit Yadav, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. KAMESWAR RAO HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA V. KAMESWAR RAO, J. (ORAL) CM APPL. 32760/2026 in W.P.(C) 6651/2026 CM APPL. 32782/2026 in W.P.(C) 6658/2026 1. By this order, we shall decide the applications filed by the petitioners for stay. The applications with identical prayers have been filed by the petitioners seeking stay of “Gov