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2026 Supreme(Online)(CAT) 5160

CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL
Manish Garg, Member (J), Rajinder Kashyap, Member (A)
Shalini Negi – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Rishi Kant Singh
For the Respondents: Sumedha Sharma

Table of Content
1. applicant qualified exams but excluded from merit list despite vacancy. (Para 2)
2. recruitment process flawed by discrepancies, nepotism, and irregular revisions. (Para 4)
3. merit list revised for reservation compliance; no vacancy for waitlisted applicant. (Para 5)
4. issues framed: no right from waiting list; process not arbitrary. (Para 7 , 8 , 9)
5. waiting list confers no indefeasible right to appointment. (Para 10 , 11 , 12)
6. revision for reservation mandatory; humanitarian grounds not arbitrary. (Para 13 , 14 , 15 , 16)
7. no evidence of mala fides; no vacancy, stale claim dismissed. (Para 17 , 18 , 19 , 20)
8. oa dismissed without costs; pending applications disposed. (Para 21 , 22)

Hon’ble Mr. Rajinder Kashyap, Member (A):-

By filing the present O.A. under Section 19 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985, the applicant has sought the following reliefs:-

“a) DIRECTIONS to issue upon the respondent authorities directing them to issue joining letter to the Applicant with immediate effect while extending the terms of contract from the date of joining.

b) DIRECTION to issue upon the respondent authorities directing them/their agents and/or subordinates to produc

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