Manjit Kaur Nelson and Anr. v. Union of India Thr. Its General Manager Western Railway Head Quarters Office Churchgate and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ Petition 8012 of 2024; Bombay High Court; Coram G. S. Kulkarni & Advait M. Sethna JJ.; decided 29 April 2025; Manjit Kaur Nelson v. Union of India; remedy before Central Administrative Tribunal; L. Chandra Kumar (1997) 3 SCC 261; Vijay Ghogare 2013 SCC OnLine Bom. 1764; impugned decision dated 25 April 2024; filing within 8 weeks; limitation objection waived for bonafide pursuit; ad interim protection under writ petition No. 2344 of 2019 (orders dated 22 February 2019 and 11 March 2024) continued for three months or till CAT order, whichever earlier; contentions kept open; petition disposed.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with directions to approach the Central Administrative Tribunal within 8 weeks (proceedings to be decided on merits, without limitation objection); continuation of the ad interim protection from Writ Petition No. 2344 of 2019 for three months and/or until an order of the Central Administrative Tribunal, whichever is earlier; all contentions kept open.