COMMISSIONER OF POLICE AND ORS vs ANIL KUMAR

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$~3 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 09.03.2026 + W.P.(C) 9589/2024 & CM APPL. 39366/2024 COMMISSIONER OF POLICE AND ORS .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Ripudaman Bhardwaj, CGSC & SI Abdul Barkat Pairvi Officer versus ANIL KUMAR .....Respondent Through: Mr. Vikas Arora & Ms. Radhika Arora, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN J U D G M E N T (ORAL) AMIT MAHAJAN, J. 1. Through the present writ petition, the Petitioners have assailed the correctness of order dated 15.12.2023 (hereafter ‘impugned order’), passed in O.A. No. 683/2022. The learned Central Administrative Tribunal allowed the original application filed by the Respondent and the order passed by disciplinary authority inflicting penalty on Respondent was set aside. 2. Briefly stated, in August, 2018, a complaint along with a CD was allegedly received from one Ajay Arora against traffic staff at the office of TI/Kapashera Traffic Circle. Allegedly, the CD revealed that the Respondent was demanding and accepting money from one public person, namely, Joginder. Four other staff members deployed at the Circle were also allegedly visible in the video, and were perceived to be Signature Not Verified Signed By:DEEPANSHU Signing Date:16.03.2026 18:10:55 W.P.(C) 9589/2024 Page 1 of 7 part of the corrupt activities of the Respondent in taking money in lieu of plying a number of vehicles on the route. Pursuant to the same, although no official entry of the said complaint was made, HC Ashok Kumar was tasked with looking into the same. The said officer made a copy of the CD and attached the same with the complaint. In the vigilance proceedings, it was found that the allegations could not be substantiated in the absence of the person who conducted the stin