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HIGH COURT OF DELHI
Date of Decision: August 03, 2023
UNION OF INDIA & ANR. ..... Petitioners
Through: Mr. Ripu Daman Bhardwaj, CGSC for UOI.
Through: Mr. Sanjiv K. Jha, Advocate.
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANOOP KUMAR MENDIRATTA V. KAMESWAR RAO (Oral)
JUDGMENT
1. This is an application seeking early hearing of the petition. The date of hearing is December 11, 2023.
2. Learned counsel for the respondent, the applicant herein, states that the issue in hand is covered by the judgment of the Supreme Court in the case of The Director (Admn. and HR) KPTCL & Ors. vs. C.P. Mundinamani & Ors., 2023, SCC OnLine SC 401 and hence, the Writ Petition be heard finally.
3. The Bhardwaj does not oppose the prayer made. The application for early hearing is allowed.
4. Application is disposed of.
5. The counsel for the parties have been heard on the Writ Petition.
6. The challenge in the Writ Petition is to an order dated October 05, 2021, passed by Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as ‘Tribunal’) in O.A. 1659/2021, whereby the Tribunal has disposed of the Original Application by stating in paragraph 11 as under:
7. In para 11 of the order, the Tribunal has referred to the SLP NO. 4722/2021.
8. Our attention has been drawn to the order passed by the Supreme Court in Special Leave Petition (C) No. 4722/2021, Union of India & Anr. vs. M. Siddaraj, wherein a reference has been made by the Supreme Court to its earlier judgment dated April 11, 2023, The Director (Admn. and HR) KPTCL & Ors. vs. C.P. Mundinamani & Ors.
9. Learned counsel for the parties state that the issue is covered by the judgment in the case of The Director (Admn. and HR) KPTCL & Ors. vs. C.P. Mundinamani & Ors. They also states that the parties shall be bound by the judgment of the Supreme Court. Their statement is taken on record.
10. The Writ Petition is disposed of.
11. The date of December 11, 2023 stands cancelled.
V. KAMESWAR RAO, J.
ANOOP KUMAR MENDIRATTA, J. August 03, 2023