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2026 Supreme(Online)(CAT) 4197

CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL
Suresh Kumar Batra, Judicial Member, Anjali Bhawra, Administrative Member
Abhishek – Appellant
Versus
Union of India through General Manager, Northern Railway – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Yogesh Putney, Kuber Vilvas
For the Respondents: Sahil Batra

Table of Content
1. applicant's reliefs and factual background (Para 1 , 2)
2. respondents' defenses and procedural objections (Para 3)
3. undisputed facts and issue framing (Para 4 , 5 , 6 , 7)
4. irec rule 302 permits resignation without notice (Para 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12)
5. staff shortage invalid ground for rejecting resignation (Para 13)
6. impugned orders quashed; oa allowed (Para 14 , 15)

O R D E R

Per: HON’BLE MRS. ANJALI BHAWRA, MEMBER (A):

1. This O.A has been filed under Section 19 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 seeking the following reliefs:

“(i) Quash and set aside the order dated 27.10.2025, bearing No.NR-UMBOPERS(MISC)/136/2025-DPO/UMB/NR (Annexure A/7), passed by the Senior Divisional Personnel Officer, Northern Railway, Ambala Cantt. (Respondent No. 3), vide which it has been communicated that the resignation tendered on 01.09.2025 (Annexure A/4) (wrongly referred to as 02.09.2025), with immediate effect, has been declined on the ground of acute shortage of staff;

(ii) Quash and set aside the Memorandum (Standard Form No. 5) No. Sr.DEN/C/D&AR/A/1/2025 dated 21.11.2025 (Annexure A-8), issued by the Senior Divisional Engineer / Coordination, Ambala Division (Responden

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