G Athipathi and Ors v. NHAI and Ors

Delhi High Court · 27 Jul 2026 · 2026:DHC:6058-DB
C. Hari Shankar; Harish Vaidyanathan Shankar
W.P.(C) 10308/2026
2026:DHC:6058-DB
administrative petition_allowed

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The Delhi High Court allowed withdrawal of a writ petition by non-parties to pending Tribunal proceedings, directing them to seek impleadment before the Tribunal instead.

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W.P.(C) 10308/2026
HIGH COURT OF DELHI
W.P.(C) 10308/2026, CM APPLs. 47637/2026, 47638/2026, 47639/2026 & 47640/2026
G ATHIPATHI AND ORS .....Petitioner
Through: Mr. Sudhanshu Kaushesh, Mr. Pulkit Agarwal, Mr. Anubhav Lamba and
Mr. Urgunde Suhas, Advs.
VERSUS
NHAI AND ORS. .....Respondent
Through: Mr. Nirvikar Verma, Adv. for NHAI
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR
ORDER (ORAL)
27.07.2026 C.HARI SHANKAR, J.
JUDGMENT

1. The petitioners in this writ petition are strangers to OA 1032/2021 and OA 1878/2026, pending before the Central Administrative Tribunal[1], in which the Tribunal has, by order dated 30 June 2026, passed an ad interim order restraining holding of a DPC till 29 July 2026, which is two days from today. The Tribunal has retained the matter as part heard for the said date.

2. After arguing for some time, learned Counsel for the petitioners W.P.(C) 10308/2026 seeks leave to withdraw this writ petition as he submits that he will move an appropriate impleadment application before the Tribunal and seek appropriate relief as advised.

3. Granting leave and liberty as sought, the writ petition is disposed of as withdrawn.

C.HARI SHANKAR, J. HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR, J. JULY 27, 2026 “the Tribunal”, hereinafter