Sonam Kaushik v. Comptroller and Auditor General of India

1. This petition has been filed by the petitioner, challenging the Order dated 08.05.2025 passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as, ‘Tribunal’) in O.A. No. 1711/2025, titled Sonam Kaushik v. Comptroller and Auditor General of India, by which the learned Tribunal, after hearing the matter at length, rejected the interim relief prayed for by the petitioner.

2. The petitioner further challenges the Order dated 30.05.2025 passed by the learned Tribunal in R.A. No. 96/2025 filed by the petitioner in the above O.A. whereby the learned Tribunal rejected the review application filed by the petitioner and refused to grant an interim order in her favour. WP(C) 8438/2025

3. The present petition was listed before the Vacation Bench of this Court on 16.06.2025. After hearing the learned counsels for the parties, this Court granted status quo with regard to the repatriation of the petitioner till today.

4. We are informed that the O.A. is listed before the learned Tribunal on 29.07.2025.

5. We, therefore, dispose of this petition, extending the interim order till 29.07.2025, and request the learned Tribunal to hear the O.A. finally on the said date. In case the O.A. cannot be heard finally on that day, the learned Tribunal shall consider the issue of extension of the status quo order granted by this Court. We, however, make it clear that we have not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case.

6. The pending application also stands disposed of.

NAVIN CHAWLA, J RENU BHATNAGAR, J JULY 16, 2025/bsn/my/SJ