Vinod Kumar v. Union of India through Its Secretary & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Vinod Kumar v. Union of India & Ors., High Court of Delhi, W.P.(C) 6654/2025 & CM APPL. 30197/2025, decided 03.02.2026 (Kshetarpal & Mahajan, JJ.). Challenge to CAT (Principal Bench) order dated 09.05.2025 in O.A. 1225/2025 concerning bypass of petitioner in DRM appointment (order dated 29.03.2025); respondents stated petitioner already posted as DRM from 24.07.2025; CAT directions on communication of below-benchmark APARs (1997–2010), representations, and reconsideration under guidelines dated 3.09.2024 noted; writ petition disposed of, no further orders.
What did the court decide?
None further; the writ petition was disposed of on the strength of the petitioner's existing DRM posting (stated w.e.f. 24.07.2025) and the CAT's outstanding directions to supply uncommunicated below-benchmark APARs and permit representations. ¶¶19