Ajay, Paras, Sandeep Kumar, Kapil Dev, Sandeep (GDS), Shiv Kumar, Santosh Kumari, Sajan, Sunil Kumar, Pankaj Rohilla, Amit, Sameer Kumar, Rakesh Kumar, Deepika Madan, Sunil, Sushil Kumar, Sandeep Kumar, Umed Singh, Bir Singh, Amit Rathee, Parveen Kumar, Anil Kumar, Ravinder, Renu, Hardeep, Sudhir, Sanjay, Ishwar, Sandeep Kumar, Yogesh, Tarun Kumar, Deepak Chhillar, Sanjay Kumar, Km. Dimple Verma vs Union of India, The Director General of Postal Services, Superintendent of Post Offices, Bhiwani Division, Superintendent of Post Offices, Gurgaon Division, Superintendent of Post Offices, Hisar Division, Superintendent of Post Offices, Karnal Division, Superintendent of Post Offices, Faridabad Division, Superintendent of Post Offices, Ambala Division, Superintendent of Post Offices, Kurukshetra Division, Superintendent of Post Offices, Rohtak Division, Superintendent of Post Offices, Sonipat Division, Superintendent RMS, Delhi Division

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2025 Supreme(Online)(CAT) 12726

CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL
Mr. Manish Garg, J, Dr. Anand S. Khati, A
Ajay, Paras, Sandeep Kumar, Kapil Dev, Sandeep (GDS), Shiv Kumar, Santosh Kumari, Sajan, Sunil Kumar, Pankaj Rohilla, Amit, Sameer Kumar, Rakesh Kumar, Deepika Madan, Sunil, Sushil Kumar, Sandeep Kumar, Umed Singh, Bir Singh, Amit Rathee, Parveen Kumar, Anil Kumar, Ravinder, Renu, Hardeep, Sudhir, Sanjay, Ishwar, Sandeep Kumar, Yogesh, Tarun Kumar, Deepak Chhillar, Sanjay Kumar, Km. Dimple Verma – Appellant
Versus
Union of India, The Director General of Postal Services, Superintendent of Post Offices, Bhiwani Division, Superintendent of Post Offices, Gurgaon Division, Superintendent of Post Offices, Hisar Division, Superintendent of Post Offices, Karnal Division, Superintendent of Post Offices, Faridabad Division, Superintendent of Post Offices, Ambala Division, Superintendent of Post Offices, Kurukshetra Division, Superintendent of Post Offices, Rohtak Division, Superintendent of Post Offices, Sonipat Division, Superintendent RMS, Delhi Division – Respondent

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners:Mr. Arun Bhardwaj, Sr. Advocate, Mr. Yogesh Mahur, Mr. Mukesh Kumar, Mr. Harkesh Parashar, Mr. Srikant Singh, Mr. Srajan. S Kulshrestha, Mr. Sachin Miglani, Mr. Chiranjan Tyagi
For the Respondents: Mr. R.K. Jain

Table of Content
1. background on termination challenges (Para 1 , 2)
2. arguments against termination (Para 3)
3. judicial analysis and reasoning (Para 4 , 5 , 6)
4. decision to quash termination orders (Para 7)

ORDER

Hon’ble Mr. Manish Garg, Member (J) :

In the present Original Application, the applicants have prayed for the following reliefs:

“A. Quash and set aside (a) Memo. No. B-1/7/Rectt, PAs 2013 & 2014 dated 11.01.2018 passed by Office of Supdt. Post Offices, Bhiwani Division, Bhiwani-127021, whereby the Applicant No.1 was removed from the list of selected candidates in respect of PA/SA Direct Recruitment Examination for the year 2013-14.

(b) Memo. No. B-II/5/Rectt/2013-14 dated 11.01.2018 passed by Supdt. Post Offices, Gurgaon Division, Gurgaon-122001, whereby the Applicant No. 2 was removed from the list of selected candidates in respect of PA/SA Direct Recruitment Examination for the year2013-2014.

(c) Memo. No. B-2/4/Rectt./DR/RA/2013-14 dated 11.01.2018 passed by Supdt. Post Offices, Hisar Division, Hisar-125001, whereby the Applicant No. 3 was removed from the list of selected candidates in respect of PA/SA Direct Recruitment Examination for the year2013-2014.

(d) Memo. No. B-I

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