Union of India & Ors. v. Dushyant Kumar & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi High Court order dated 09.01.2026 dismissing W.P.(C) 17432/2025 as withdrawn; writ petition by Union of India & Ors. (counsel incl. Anjana Gosain SPC) challenging CAT order dated 03.07.2025 in O.A. No.3593/2024 concerning consideration/appointment of Respondents Dushyant Kumar & Ors. (R-1 to 22; counsel incl. Tamali Wad, Sr. Adv.; separate counsel for UPSC) to the post of Air Worthiness Officer / Airworthiness Officers in DGCA; UOI thereafter consciously rejected the candidature; petition withdrawn, pending applications (CM APPL. 72012/2025, 72013/2025, 72014/2025, 78558/2025, 80089/2025) closed; bench: Anil Kshetarpal and Amit Mahajan, JJ.; no statutory or precedent citations; no merits holding.
What did the court decide?
In view of Union of India's post-Tribunal-order decision rejecting the Respondents' candidature, the Court dismissed the Petition as withdrawn upon the Petitioners' request, and ordered that all pending applications stand closed. The merits of the Tribunal's order were not adjudicated by this Court.