CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL PRINCIPAL BENCH, NEW DELHI O.A. No. 3174/2025 This the 28th day of April, 2026 Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ranjit More, Chairman Hon’ble Mr. Rajinder Kashyap, Member (A)

Preeti Kumar, D/o Kumar Lal Babu, Aged about 29 years, R/o Flat No.F3, Tower No.10, Type IV, NBCC Colony, West Kidwai Nagar, Delhi-110023.

….Applicant (By Advocate: Mr. Vikram Hegde)

Versus

1. Union of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Personnel and Training, North Block, New Delhi-110001, Represented by its Under Secretary.

2. Tejasva, AIR 308, through Respondent No.1, Ministry of Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Personnel and Training, North Block, New Delhi-110001 Represented by its Under Secretary.

…Respondents (By Advocate: Mr. Gyanendra Singh)

KARANK

20 A 2 R ORDER (ORAL)

Per Justice Ranjit More, Chairman:

Heard Mr. Vikram Hegde, learned counsel for the applicant and Mr. Gyanendra Singh, learned counsel for the respondents. The applicant by filing this application has sought direction to the respondents to consider her as an OBC (Non Creamy Layer) (NCL) in respect of Civil Services Examination, 2024 and allocate her the service.

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