Union of India & Ors. v. Pradeeep Kumar & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Union of India writ petitions W.P.(C) 9038/2014 with connected matters W.P.(C) 10246/2015, 10247/2015, 10344/2015, 10345/2015, 10346/2015, 10347/2015, 10349/2015, 10356/2015 disposed of as not pressed; impugned Tribunal judgment on renewal of respondents' contract for five years at a time upheld subject to Civil Appeal 16354/2019 pending in Supreme Court against Kerala High Court (Ernakulam) judgment dated 1 August 2018 in OP (CAT) 4350/2013 (UOI v Ajeesh A.); respondents' rights to challenge post-disposal action reserved; coram C. Hari Shankar and Ajay Digpaul, JJ.; Delhi High Court; order (oral) dated 23.01.2025.
What did the court decide?
Writ petitions (W.P.(C) 9038/2014 and connected matters) disposed of as not pressed; impugned Tribunal order upheld; renewal of respondents' contract for five years at a time to continue subject to the outcome of Civil Appeal 16354/2019 pending before the Supreme Court; respondents' rights to challenge any consequential action reserved.