Commission for Air Quality Management in National… — Writ and Judicial Review | Delhi HC (2026)

Commission for Air Quality Management in National… — Writ and Judicial Review | Delhi HC (2026)

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Writ petition disposed of with the question of law kept open and liberty to file an application for revival if and when required; CM APPL. 2144/2026 (exemption from filing certified, true typed fair copies of dim, illegible and handwritten annexures) allowed subject to all just exceptions.

Issue for consideration

Whether the writ petition retains any live controversy, given that the candidate placed above Respondent No.1 in merit has been appointed, has assumed charge and has not resigned — counsel conceding the issue is purely academic. +1 more

Court's answer

The Court disposed of the writ petition, adopting counsel's concession that the issue had become purely academic, keeping the question of law open with liberty to file an application for revival if and when required.

Ratio / Principle

CM APPL. 2144/2026, seeking exemption from filing certified, true typed fair copies of dim, illegible and handwritten annexures, was allowed subject to all just exceptions and stands disposed of.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Delhi High Court (Justices Anil Kshetarpal and Amit Mahajan, 14.01.2026) disposed of W.P.(C) 457/2026 filed by the Commission for Air Quality Management in National Capital Region and Adjoining Areas under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, challenging the Central Administrative Tribunal's order dated 21.08.2025 in O.A. No. 2584/2024 — directing consideration of Respondent No.1 (Anjana)'s candidature and a contingent offer of appointment if the candidate above her in merit did not join or resigned within the prescribed period — and the dismissal of its review (Application No.168/2025) on 04.11.2025. Since the higher-merit candidate, Sh. Devansh Bhargava, had received a provisional offer of appointment dated 26.09.2025, assumed charge as Accountant w.e.f. 03.11.2025 and had not resigned, counsel for the Petitioner conceded the issue was purely academic and sought disposal keeping the question of law open with liberty to seek revival; the Court disposed of the petition accordingly. CM APPL. 2144/2026 (exemption from filing certified copies of illegible annexures) was allowed subject to all just exceptions.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

- W.P.(C) 457/2026 & CM APPL. 2143/2026, CM APPL. 2145/2026

COMMISSION FOR AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION AND ADJOINING AREAS .....Petitioner Through: Dr. Abhishek Atrey, Adv.

versus

ANJANA & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Arya Kumari, Adv. for UOI.

CORAM:

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

O R D E R % 14.01.2026

CM APPL. 2144/2026 [ seeking exemption from filing certified, true typed fair copies of dim, illegible and handwritten annexures ]

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

Application stands disposed of.

W.P.(C) 457/2026 & CM APPL. 2143/2026, CM APPL. 2145/2026

Through the present Writ Petition, filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, the Petitioner assails the correctness of the order dated 21.08.2025, passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal in O.A. No. 2584/2024, whereby the Petitioners were directed to consider the candidature of the Respondent No. 1/Applicant therein and issue an offer of appointment to her in the event the candidate placed above her in merit does not

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join or having joined, subsequently resigns within the prescribed period. Petitioner also challenges the Order dated 04.11.2025 passed in Application No.168/2025 dismissing the review filed by the Petitioner.

It has been pointed out that the Petitioner has issued provisional offer of appointment dated 26.09.2025 to the selected candidate Sh. Devansh Bhargava, and he has assumed the charge of the post of Accountant w.e.f. 03.11.2025, and has not resigned.

Learned counsel representing the Petitioner admits that the issue arising in the present case, at this stage, is purely academic. He submits that he has no objection if the Petition is disposed of while keeping the question of law open with liberty to file an application for revival if and when required.

With these observations, the petition is disposed of.

ANIL KSHETARPAL, J

AMIT MAHAJAN, J

JANUARY 14, 2026 “SK”

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