Amant Kumar vs Commissioner of Police - 2023 Supreme(Del) 5993

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2023 Supreme(Del) 5993

V. KAMESWAR RAO, ANOOP KUMAR MENDIRATTA
Amant Kumar – Appellant
Versus
Commissioner of Police – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
Mr. Anurag Tiwary and Mr. Debadutta Kanungo, Advocates, for the Petitioners in W.P.(C) 14022 of 2023 & W.P.(C) 14024/2023 & W.P.(C) 14040/2023.
Mrs. Avnish Ahlawat, SC, GNCTD (Services) with Mrs. Taniya Ahlawat, Mr. Nitesh Kumar Singh, Ms. Laavanya Kaushik, Ms. Aliza Alam and Mr. Mohnish Sehrawat, Advocates, for the Respondent in W.P.(C) 14022 of 2023 & W.P.(C) 14024/2023 & W.P.(C) 14040/2023.
Mr. Chiranjiv Kumar, Mr. Mahamaya and Mr. Jitesh Talwani, Advocates, for the UOI in W.P.(C) 14022 of 2023 & W.P.(C) 14024/2023 & W.P.(C) 14040/2023.
Ms. Archana Gaur, SPC with Ms. Ridhima Gaur, Advocates, for the UOI in W.P.(C) 14022 of 2023 & W.P.(C) 14024/2023.
Ms. Avshreya Pratap Singh Rudy, SPC, for the UOI in W.P.(C) 14024/2023 & W.P.(C) 14040/2023.
Ms. Archana Gaur, SPC for the UOI in W.P.(C) 14040/2023.
Ms. Laavanya Kaushik, Ms. Aliza Alam and Mr. Mohnish Sehrawat, Advocates, for the Respondent in W.P.(C) 14040/2023.
Ms. Mahamaya Chatterjee, GP, for the UOI in W.P.(C) 14040/2023.

JUDGMENT

V. Kameswar Rao, J.(Oral) - The captioned writ petitions have been filed by the petitioners impugning an order dated September 26, 2023 passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi (`Tribunal', hereinafter) in the Original Applications (`OA', for short) 2834/2023, 2904/2023 and 2850/2023 whereby the Tribunal has dismissed the prayers of the applicants before it seeking interim relief to appear in the examination for recruitment to the post of Constable (Executive) in Delhi Police.

2. At the outset, we may narrate the brief facts as pleaded by the petitioners leading up to the present petitions. The respondent No.1 issued an advertisement on August 1, 2020 for filling up of 5846 vacancies to the post of Constable (Executive). Despite the legal mandate to conduct the said exam twice a year, no such exam has been conducted in 2021, 2022 though advertisement is issued on September 01, 2023 rendering the petitioners and many others over-aged.

3. The respondent No. 4 issued a tentative calendar of examinations for the year 2021-2022 for recruitment of Constable (Executive) Male/Female, Delhi Police Examination to be conducted through advertisement to be

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2023 Supreme(Del) 5993

V. KAMESWAR RAO, ANOOP KUMAR MENDIRATTAAmant Kumar – AppellantVersusCommissioner of Police – Respondent

Cases Referred (3)

V. KAMESWAR RAO, ANOOP KUMAR MENDIRATTA
Amant Kumar – Appellant
Versus
Commissioner of Police – Respondent