Ravinder Kumar vs DELHI POLICE on 6 November 2026

CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL PRINCIPAL BENCH, NEW DELHI

This the 06th Day of November, 2026

Hon’ble Ms. Harvinder Kaur Oberoi, Member (J) Hon’ble Dr. Sumeet Jerath, Member (A)

Ravinder Kumar HC (Ex.) in Delhi Police, PIS No.28120369 Aged about 34 Years S/o Late Sh. Satyawan R/o Vill: Amarpura, PO: Ajitpura, Tehsil: Bhadra, Distt: Hanumangarh, Rajasthan-335501 .…Applicant

(By Advocate : Mr. Anil Singal)

VERSUS

Delhi Police Through Commissioner of Police, New PHQ, Jai Singh Road, New Delhi-110001.

.... RESPONDENTS

[By Advocate :Ms. Leelawati Suman with Mr. Nitesh Tiwari]

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ORDER (ORAL)

Hon’ble Ms. Harvinder Kaur Oberoi, Member (J)

Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the present matter is covered by the judgment passed by this Tribunal in OA No. 4868/2025, decided on 19.12.2025, as well as OA No. 4909/2025, decided on 22.12.2025, wherein similar benefits were granted to the applicants.

2. It is submitted that when the applicant approached the respondents seeking implementation of the directions passed by this Tribunal, the respondents, vide the impugned order, informed the applicant that they had preferred a challenge to the directions issued by this Tribunal in OA No. 4868/2025 by filing W.P.(C) No. 3558/2026 before the Hon'ble High Court of Delhi. On that basis, the respondents declined to extend the benefit to the applicant on account of the pendency of the said challenge.

3. Learned counsel for the applicant has placed on record the order passed by the Hon'ble High Court of Delhi in Review Petition No. 558/2026, dated 12.10.2026, whereby the review petition filed by the respondents was dismissed. It is, therefore, contended that in view of the dismissal of the review petition, the impugned order deserves to be quashed and the applicant is entitled to the same benefits as granted by this Tribunal in the aforesaid Original Applications.

4. Learned counsel for the respondents submits that, in view of the dismissal of the review petition on 12.10.2026, the respondents, as per his instructions, are in ARTI

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the process of implementing the directions issued by this Tribunal, as upheld by the Hon'ble High Court. He, therefore, submits that the present OA may be taken up for hearing today, as the issue involved is no longer res integra.

5. Learned counsel for the applicant further submits that a specific time limit may be prescribed for extending the benefits granted in the earlier Original Application, particularly since the process of convening the DPC is likely to be undertaken during the current month.

6. It is further submitted that several similarly situated employees are involved and, in order to avoid multiplicity of proceedings and repeated litigation concerning the same issue, the applicant should not be excluded from consideration merely on account of the pendency of the present OA. It is contended that the process relating to the DPC is time-consuming and that leaving the applicant out at this stage may give rise to further rounds of litigation and administrative complications.

7. Learned counsel for the respondents, however, vehemently opposes the request.

8. In view of the fact that the issue involved in the present Original Application is squarely covered by the earlier decisions passed by this Tribunal in OA No. 4868/2025 and OA No. 4909/2025, and further taking note of the fact that the challenge to the order passed by this Tribunal has been dismissed by the Hon'ble High Court of Delhi vide order dated 12.10.2026, we find no justification for the ARTI

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respondents to deny the applicant the benefits flowing from the aforesaid decisions.

9. Accordingly, the present Original Application is allowed. The impugned order is hereby quashed and set aside. The respondents are directed to extend to the applicant the same benefits as granted to similarly situated applicants in OA No. 4868/2025 and OA No. 4909/2025, in accordance with law, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order.

10. It is further directed that the applicant's case shall also be duly considered along with other similarly situated employees in the ensuing DPC, without being excluded merely on account of the pendency of the present OA.

11. There shall be no order as to costs.

(Dr. Sumeet Jerath) (Harvinder Kaur Oberoi) Member (A) Member (J)

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