JUDGMENT

Rajiv Shakdher, J. (ORAL):

[Court hearing convened via video-conferencing on account of COVID-19]

Preface: -

1. This writ petition is directed against the order dated 23.11.2020, passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal (in short 'the Tribunal') in contempt petition (CP) No.195/2020 and Miscellaneous Application (MA) No. 298/2020, which were filed in OA No. 2874/2018.

Background facts: -

2. The backdrop, in which the instant writ petition has been filed, is required to be noticed, in order to adjudicate the same.

2.1. On 22.12.1988, the petitioner was appointed as Junior Scientific Assistant - II (in short ''JSA-II'') in Senior Quality Assurance Establishment (General Stores), New Delhi [in short ''SQAE (GS)''] under the aegis of Directorate General of Quality Assurance (in short "DGQA"), which works under the administrative control of Department of Defence Production, Ministry of Defence, Government of India.

2.2. The petitioner was promoted to the post of Scientific Assistant - II (in short ''SA-II') and was posted to Controllerate Quality Assurance (Textile & Clothing) [in short ''CQA (T&C)''], Kanpur, on 16.10.2002.

2.3. The record shows that, thereafter, t