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HIGH COURT OF DELHI
Date of Decision: 19.01.2022
SWARNA SARADA & ORS. ..... Petitioners
Through Mr J P Shukla with Ms Shipra Shukla, Advs.
Through Mr Sameer Aggarwal, Adv.
HARI BABU BHARTI & ORS. ..... Petitioners
INDHU.C.G, & ANR. ..... Petitioners
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TALWANT SINGH [Court hearing convened via video-conferencing on account of COVID-19]
RAJIV SHAKDHER, J. (ORAL):- CM No.3394/2022 in W.P. (C) No.1175/2022
CM No.3403/2022 in W.P. (C) No.1179/2022 CM No.3452/2022 in W.P. (C) No.1185/2022
2022:DHC:268-DB
JUDGMENT
1. Allowed, subject to just exceptions. W.P.(C) 1175/2022 & CM No.3393/2022 W.P.(C) 1179/2022 & CM No.3402/2022 W.P.(C) 1185/2022 & CM No.3451/2022
2. The above-captioned writ petitions are directed against the order dated 04.09.2018, passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal [in short, “the Tribunal”] in O.A. Nos. 4345/2014, 4312/2014 & 3614/2013.
3. We are in January 2022. There is no explanation given as to the delay in filing the above-captioned writ petitions. 3.[1] The examination qua which the issue has been raised i.e., the Limited Departmental Competitive Examination [in short “LDCE”] took place in 2012 and a challenge to the same was raised in 2013 and 2014.
3.2. The Tribunal had passed directions in 2013 in connected matters, which have been noted in the impugned order. The order dated 21.05.2013, passed by the Tribunal in OA No.644/2013 and other connected matters [including OA No.207/2013], was challenged by way of W.P.(C) No.4843/2013, before this Court, which was dismissed on 01.08.2013.
4. Since there is no explanation with regard to delay, the above-captioned writ petitions cannot be entertained. The same are, accordingly, dismissed.
5. Consequently, pending applications shall also stand closed.
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