Ranabir Chowhan v. Union of India and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Casual MTS workers challenged disengagement and sought regularisation. The court dismissed their petitions as not maintainable under Section 14 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, directing them to the Central Administrative Tribunal. It granted conditional protection against disengagement if they approached the Tribunal within 15 days.
What did the court decide?
Respondents restrained from implementing disengagement if petitioners approached the Central Administrative Tribunal within 15 days; existing interim orders to lapse after that fortnight.