CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL PRINCIPAL BENCH, NEW DELHI O.A. No. 1387/2026 Reserved on 15.04.2026 Pronounced on 18.04.2026 Hon’ble Dr. Chhabilendra Roul, Member (A)

Hon’ble Shri Rajveer Singh Verma, Member (J)

Atul Kumar Verma Examiner of Patents and Design, Group 'A' Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks Bouddhik Sampada Bhawan, Sector-14, Dwarka, New Delhi – 110078 …. Applicant (By Advocate: Mr. Shashwat Parihar)

Versus

1. The Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks (CGPDTM)

Bouddhik Sampada Bhawan, Plot No. 32, Sector-14, Dwarka, New Delhi – 110078

2. Director (Administration & Establishment)

Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks, Bouddhik Sampada Bhawan, Sector-14, Dwarka, New Delhi – 110078

3. Union of India Through its Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi – 110011 ….Respondents (By Advocate: Mr. YP Singh)

ORDER (ORAL)

1. The present OA has been filed by the applicant under Section 19 of the Administrative Tribunal Act, 1985 seeking the following relief:

“(a) Quash and set aside the impugned Transfer Order dated 09.01.2026