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HIGH COURT OF DELHI
Date of Decision: May 16, 2023
DILIP KUMAR THAKUR ..... Petitioner
Through: Mr. Manish Gupta, Ms. Harshal Gupta and Mr. Neelmani Guha, Advocates.
Through: Mr. Prasanta Varma, SPP with Mr. Mohd. Moobin, Adv. for R-1.
Mr. Ripu Daman Bhardwaj, CGSC with Mr. Kushagra Kumar, Advocate for UOI.
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANOOP KUMAR MENDIRATTA V. KAMESWAR RAO (Oral)
JUDGMENT
1. Exemption allowed, subject to all just exceptions.
2. Application stands disposed of.
3. Present petition has been filed by the petitioner with the following prayer: “Issue necessary writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus directing the Ld. Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, Delhi to finally decide and Neutral Citation Number: 2023: DHC: 3419-DB adjudicate the Original Application bearing no. 1366 of 2015 which is pending for final adjudication for the last 08 years on the date next date of hearing that i.e. 06.07.2023 or any other early date as may be fixed by this Hon’ble Court.”
4. In substance, the relief sought by the petitioner is that, Tribunal must hear the parties on July 06, 2023, which is the next date of hearing before the Tribunal.
5. Learned counsel for the respondents states, instructions shall be issued to the counsels, who are appearing for the respondents before the Tribunal, to argue the matter on the said date.
6. In view of the submissions made by counsel for the respondents, we direct the Tribunal to finally hear the Original Application on July 06, 2023 and also on the date adjourned immediately thereafter, and decide the Original Application within four weeks thereafter.
7. Petition stands disposed of.
V. KAMESWAR RAO, J.
ANOOP KUMAR MENDIRATTA, J. MAY 16, 2023