Harinder Singh Dhaliwal v. Central Administrative Tribunal and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
CWP-4086-2019; Harinder Singh Dhaliwal v. Central Administrative Tribunal and others; High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh; decided 26.08.2025; coram Harsimran Singh Sethi and Vikas Suri, JJ. Challenge to CAT Chandigarh Bench order dated 08.01.2019 (Annexure P-2) declining absorption in the Central Bureau of Investigation in favour of repatriation to the Railway Protection Force. Petition dismissed for non-prosecution after the petitioner's retirement rendered it infructuous; no appearance by or for the petitioner on the hearing date or earlier. Speaking/reasoned: Yes; Reportable: No.
What did the court decide?
The Court held that it could safely be presumed that the petitioner was not interested in pursuing the present remedy, as he had already retired from service. ¶17