Writ petitions concerning service matters were found to fall within the Central Administrative Tribunal's jurisdiction. The court transferred them to the CAT Principal Bench as original applications, directed transmission of records, and disposed of the writ petitions, requiring parties before the Tribunal on 4 September 2025.
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HARSH OJHA AND OTHERS .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Prakhar Bhatnagar and Mr Arkam Pasha, Advs.
versus
UNION OF INDIA AND OTHERS .....Respondents Through: Ms. Hanu Bhaskar, CGSC for UOI
Ms Radhika Bishwajit Dubey, Adv (CGSC) alongwith Ms Gurleen Kaur Waraich, Adv; Ms Khushi, Adv and Mr Saksham Sharma, Adv.
RAJINDER SINGH AND ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Prakhar Bhatnagar and Mr Arkam Pasha, Advs.
versus
UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Hanu Bhaskar, CGSC for UOI
Ms Radhika Bishwajit Dubey, Adv (CGSC) alongwith Ms Gurleen Kaur Waraich, Adv; Ms Khushi, Adv and Mr Saksham Sharma, Adv.
NEHA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Prakhar Bhatnagar and Mr Arkam Pasha, Advs.
Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:AJITW.P.(C) 16226/2023, W.P.(C) 4560/2024 & W.P.(C) 1227/2025 KUMAR Signing Da te:1 4.08.2025 10:59:17
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versus
UNION OF INDIA AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Ms Radhika Bishwajit Dubey, Adv (CGSC) alongwith Ms Gurleen Kaur Waraich, Adv; Ms Khushi, Adv and Mr Saksham Sharma, Adv
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA
ORDER (ORAL)
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12.08.2025
C. HARI SHANKAR, J.
1. Mr. Bhatnagar, learned Counsel for the petitioner, submits that these writ petitions are amenable to the jurisdiction of the Central Administrative Tribunal in terms of Section 19 of the Administrative Tribunal Act 1985.
2. Accordingly, we transfer these writ petitions to the Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench to be treated as original applications.
3. We direct the Registry of this Court to transmit the record to the Tribunal. The Tribunal would renumber these writ petitions as original applications and proceed with the matter accordingly.
4. In order to expedite matters, we direct the parties to be present
Signature Not Verified
Digitally Signed By:AJITW.P.(C) 16226/2023, W.P.(C) 4560/2024 & W.P.(C) 1227/2025 KUMAR Signing Da te:1 4.08.2025 10:59:17
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before the Tribunal on 4 September 2025.
5. The writ petitions are accordingly disposed of in the above
terms.
C. HARI SHANKAR, J.
OM PRAKASH SHUKLA, J.
AUGUST 12, 2025 dsn
Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:AJITW.P.(C) 16226/2023, W.P.(C) 4560/2024 & W.P.(C) 1227/2025 KUMAR Signing Da te:1 4.08.2025 10:59:17
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1 issue framed by the court
Are the writ petitions amenable to the jurisdiction of the Central Administrative Tribunal under Section 19 of the Administrative Tribunal Act 1985?
1 provisions across 1 enactments
Harsh Ojha and Others
Rajinder Singh and Ors.
Neha
Union of India and Others
C. Hari Shankar
Om Prakash Shukla
As recorded by the court registry
A petition under Article 226 of the Constitution asking a High Court to issue a writ against the State or a public authority in a civil matter.
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