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Rajat Choudhary v. Union of India

Delhi HC18 Mar 2026W.P.(C)/3453/2026

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Non-joinder of necessary parties; writ petition dismissed without examining merits of CAT order dated 12.02.2026; challenge to concluded Librarian selection process; selected candidates not impleaded; claimed application before Tribunal seeking disclosure of selected candidates' names not produced on record; all pending applications closed; Delhi High Court; W.P.(C) 3453/2026; Rajat Choudhary v. Union of India; coram Anil Kshetarpal J. and Amit Mahajan J.; decided 18.03.2026.

What did the court decide?

None; the Petition was dismissed for non-joinder of necessary parties and all pending applications were closed. ¶15

Rajat Choudhary Vs Union of India — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

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$~81

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- W.P.(C) 3453/2026, CM APPL. 16555/2026 and CM APPL. 16556/2026

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RAJAT CHOUDHARY .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Arvind Kumar Sharma, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Aniteja Sharma, Adv.

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versus

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UNION OF INDIA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sandeep Vishnu, SPC with Mr. Vivek Nagar, GP with Ms. Monika Verma, Adv. for UOI. Mr. S Rajappa R Gowrishankar, Mr. G Dhivyasri, Advs. for KVS.

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CORAM:

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN

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O R D E R % 18.03.2026

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By way of the present Petition, the Petitioner assails the correctness of the Order dated 12.02.2026 passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal [hereinafter referred to as ‘the Tribunal’] whereby the Original Application (‘O.A.’) filed by the Petitioner herein was dismissed.

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The challenge of the Petitioner arises out of the correctness of the selection process for the post of Librarian, which already stands concluded. However, the Petitioner has failed to implead the selected candidates, who are necessary and proper parties to the present proceedings.

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Upon a specific query posed by this Court, learned senior

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 23/03/2026 at 11:16:27

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counsel representing the Petitioner submits that an application had been moved before the Tribunal seeking disclosure of the names of the selected candidates. However, learned senior counsel was unable to draw the attention of this Court to any such application on record. 4. Keeping in view the aforesaid position, particularly the absence of necessary parties, the present Petition is dismissed on the ground of non-joinder of necessary parties.

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All pending applications also stand closed.

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ANIL KSHETARPAL, J.

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AMIT MAHAJAN, J.

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MARCH 18, 2026 jai/hr

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 23/03/2026 at 11:16:27

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