Central Administrative Tribunal Principal Bench, New Delhi This the 16^th day of December, 2025 Hon’ble Mr. R.N. Singh, Member (J) Hon’ble Shri B. Anand, Member (A)

ARUN KUMAR GURJAR, Aged 44 Years, Joint Commissioner of Income Tax, Grp. A, S/o Sh Shivdayal Gurjar R/o C-120 A, Sunder Marg, Tilak Nagar, Jaipur Rajasthan Pin- 302004 ... Applicant (By Advocate: Mr. Divyakant Lahoti, Ms. Vindhya Mehra and Ms. Samridhi Bhatt)

Versus

1. Union of India through Revenue Secretary, Ministry of Finance Government of India, North Block, New Delhi-1

2. Under Secretary (V& L) CBDT, North Block, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, New Delhi-1 ... Respondents (By Advocate: Mr. RK Jain)

O R D E R (ORAL)

Hon’ble Mr. R.N. Singh, Member (J)

1. We have heard the learned counsels for the parties and with their assistance we have also gone through the pleadings on record.

2. In the present O.A. filed under Section 19 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985, the applicant is aggrieved by an order dated 01.12.2017 passed by the respondents by invoking the provisions of Rule 19 of the CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965, (hereinafter referred to as the Rules, 1965) whereby they have dismissed the applicant from service o