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High Court of DelhiW.P.(C)/1179/2022

Hari Babu Bharti & ORS. v. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited & ORS.

2022-01-19Hon'Ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Shakdher,Hon'Ble Mr. Justice Talwant Singh2 pages

$~27, 29 & 30 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of decision: 19.01.2022 + W.P.(C) 1175/2022 SWARNA SARADA & ORS.

..... Petitioners Through Mr J P Shukla with Ms Shipra Shukla, Advs.

versus BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED & ORS...... Respondents Through Mr Sameer Aggarwal, Adv.

+ W.P.(C) 1179/2022 HARI BABU BHARTI & ORS.

..... Petitioners Through Mr J P Shukla with Ms Shipra Shukla, Advs.

versus BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED & ORS...... Respondents Through Mr Sameer Aggarwal, Adv.

+ W.P.(C) 1185/2022 INDHU.C.G, & ANR.

..... Petitioners Through Mr J P Shukla with Ms Shipra Shukla, Advs.

versus BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED & ORS. ..... Respondents Through Mr Sameer Aggarwal, Adv.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV SHAKDHER HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TALWANT SINGH [Court hearing convened via video-conferencing on account of COVID-19] RAJIV SHAKDHER, J. (ORAL):- CM No.3394/2022 in W.P. (C) No.1175/2022 CM No.3403/2022 in W.P. (C) No.1179/2022 CM No.3452/2022 in W.P. (C) No.1185/2022 W.P.(C) 1175/2022 Page 1 of 2

1.

Allowed, subject to just exceptions.

W.P.(C) 1175/2022 & CM No.3393/2022 W.P.(C) 1179/2022 & CM No.3402/2022 W.P.(C) 1185/2022 & CM No.3451/2022 2.

The above-captioned writ petitions are directed against the order dated 04.09.2018, passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal [in short, "the Tribunal"] in O.A. Nos. 4345/2014, 4312/2014 & 3614/2013. 3.

We are in January 2022. There is no explanation given as to the delay in filing the above-captioned writ petitions. 3.1 The examination qua which the issue has been raised i.e., the Limited Departmental Competitive Examination [in short "LDCE"] took place in 2012 and a challenge to the same was raised in 2013 and 2014. 3.2.

The Tribunal had passed directions in 2013 in connected matters, which have been noted in the impugned order. The order dated 21.05.2013, passed by the Tribunal in OA No.644/2013 and other connected matters [including OA No.207/2013], was challenged by way of W.P.(C) No.4843/2013, before this Court, which was dismissed on 01.08.2013.

4. Since there is no explanation with regard to delay, the above-captioned writ petitions cannot be entertained. The same are, accordingly, dismissed. 5.

Consequently, pending applications shall also stand closed. RAJIV SHAKDHER, J TALWANT SINGH, J JANUARY 19, 2022/pmc Click here to check corrigendum, if any W.P.(C) 1175/2022 Page 2 of 2