Tushar Ranjan Mohanty v. Union Of India & ORS

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ W.P.(C) 12152/2018 TUSHAR RANJAN MOHANTY ..... Petitioner Through:

Petitioner in person.

versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS ..... Respondents Through:

Mr. Arun Bhardwaj, Advocate with Mr. Nikhil Bhardwaj, Mr. Shashwat Sharma and Mr.

Prateek Rai, Advocates for UOI.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIPIN SANGHI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A. K. CHAWLA

O R D E R

% 14.11.2018 CM APPL. 47170/2018 Exemption allowed, subject to all just exceptions. Application stands disposed of.

W.P.(C) 12152/2018 with CM APPL. 47171/2018 (for stay) Issue notice. Mr. Arun Bhardwaj, Advocate accepts notice on behalf of the respondent No.1. In view of the order that we propose to pass, we do not consider it necessary to issue notice to other respondents. The Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi ('the Tribunal') dismissed the petitioner's original application i.e. OA No.4049/2016 vide impugned order dated 08.10.2018. While dismissing the same, the petitioner has been subjected to costs of Rs.50,000/- to be paid to

the Prime Minister's Relief Funds within four weeks from the date of the said order.

The submission of the petitioner is that his original application had become infructuous.

The Tribunal has dismissed the original application while imposing the costs.

In our view, the Tribunal was not justified in subjecting the petitioner to the said costs.

Accordingly, we modify the impugned order to the extent that it imposes costs of Rs.50,000/-. The costs of Rs.50,000/- is hereby waived off.

Subject to the aforesaid modification the impugned order is sustained. The petition stands disposed of along with pending application. VIPIN SANGHI, J A. K. CHAWLA, J NOVEMBER 14, 2018 nn