Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi High Court (Sanjeev Narula, J.), order dated 18.02.2026 in W.P.(C) 2319/2026 with CM APPLs. 11224-11227/2026: rejected UPSC AWO (Airworthiness Officer, DGCA) candidates — Advertisement No. 12/2023 dt. 24.06.2023; rejection orders dt. 12.12.2025 — sought to challenge rejection directly under Article 226; maintainability objected on ground of exclusive Tribunal jurisdiction under Section 14, Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 (L. Chandra Kumar v. Union of India, 1997 (2) SCR 1186, cited on Tribunal as court of first instance); petition withdrawn with liberty to approach CAT (earlier O.A. No. 3593/2024, order dt. 03.07.2025); no opinion on merits, rights kept open; disposed of with pending applications.
What did the court decide?
Petition permitted to be withdrawn with liberty to the Petitioners to approach the Central Administrative Tribunal in accordance with law; petition disposed of along with pending applications.