UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS vs DHIRENDRA KUMAR BHAKTA AND OTHERS

CWP No.11258 of 2019 (O&M) and other connected case IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 268-1 CWP No.11258 of 2019 (O&M) Date of Decision: 12.05.2026 BHUPINDER SINGH AND ORS .....Petitioners Versus CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL AND ORS .....Respondents 268-2 CWP No.11885 of 2020 (O&M) UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS .....Petitioners Versus DHIRENDRA KUMAR BHAKTA AND OTHERS .......Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK MANCHANDA Present: Mr. Dinesh Kumar, Advocate and Mr. Arvind Galav, Advocate, for the petitioners in CWP-11258-2019. Mr. Saurabh Goel, Advocate, Senior Panel Counsel and Ms. Himanshi Gautam, Advocate, for the petitioners in CWP-11885-2020. Mr. Vikas Chatrath, Senior Advocate with Ms. Yaashica, Advocate, for respondents No.6, 13, 17 and 20 in CWP-11885-2020. **** HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI, J. (Oral) 1. By this common order, both the aforementioned petitions, the details of which have been given in the heading, are being disposed of as both the petitions involve the same question of law on similar facts. 2. In both the present petitions, the challenge is to the impugned order dated 05.02.2019 (Annexure P-7) pas