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2026 Supreme(Online)(CAT) 4364

CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL
R.N. Singh, Judicial Member, Sanjeeva Kumar, Administrative Member
Karan Chhabra – Appellant
Versus
Union Of India – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mr. Sujeet Kumar, Mr. Shreyas Mehrotra, Mr. Manish Kr. Mishra, Mr. Rohan Malik, Mr. Ratish Kumar Sharma, Mr. Amit Sharma, Mr. Ayushman Aeron
For the Respondents: Mr. R K Jain, Dr. Sheshakumar Goroshi, Mr. R K Sharma, Mr. Dhananjai Rana, Mr. Manish Kumar, Mr. Dhruv Sheoran, Mr. Archit Upadhyay

Table of Content
1. lists applicants and respondents in batch oas (Para 1)
2. applicants seek interim protection against termination (Para 2)
3. imd funds but defers engagement to other respondents (Para 3)
4. bombay hc granted continuing interim protection (Para 4 , 5)
5. funding extended only to 31.03.2026; mp hc denied relief (Para 6)
6. contract ends 31.03.2026; fresh recruitment advertised (Para 7 , 8)
7. preference to existing applicants over freshers/juniors (Para 9)
8. oas disposed with interim directions, no costs (Para 10 , 11)

ORDER (ORAL)

Hon’ble Mr. R.N. Singh, Member (J)

The captioned OAs are listed for consideration of the applicants’ prayer for grant of interim relief. Despite opportunities, counter reply/short reply is yet to be filed by the respondents.

2. Learned counsels for the applicants submit that unless interim protection is granted in favour of the applicants, the respondents are likely not to continue the applicants on contractual employment after 31st March, however, in view of the employment notice/walk-in interview dated 15.01.2026, the respondents are likely to engage freshers/outsiders without giving preference to the applicants in the captioned OAs who have alr

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