Rajesh Meena v. Union of India & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Rajesh Meena v. Union of India & Ors.; W.P.(C) 3922/2022; High Court of Delhi; coram Anil Kshetarpal and Amit Mahajan JJ.; decided 18.02.2026; Bungalow Khalasi appointed dehors regular recruitment process; engagement co-terminus with tenure of Sh. G.S. Suri, Chief Mechanical Engineer (P), COFMOW; temporary status granted; services dispensed with on 18.09.2007 after Suri's retirement on 31.08.2007 with one month's salary in lieu of notice; O.A. dismissed by Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT); no statutory provision, rule or binding instruction violated; no ground warranting interference with Tribunal's order; writ jurisdiction declined; writ petition dismissed.
What did the court decide?
Despite repeated requests, learned counsel for the Petitioner was unable to point out any statutory provision, rule, or binding instruction violated in dispensing with the Petitioner's services, nor any ground warranting interference with the order passed by the Tribunal.