JUDGMENT

DEVENDRA KUMAR UPADHYAYA, C.J.

CHALLENGE

1. This intra-court appeal instituted under Clause 10 of the Letters Patent, lays challenge to the judgment and order dated 31.10.2025 passed by the learned Single Judge whereby, W.P.(C) 218/2025, filed by the respondent, has been allowed and the order dated 09.12.2024 impugned in the writ petition passed by appellant no.2 – Airport Authority of India (hereinafter referred to as the „AAI‟) has been quashed.

2. The learned Single Judge has also directed the appellant – AAI to appoint the respondent on the post in question, namely, Junior Executive (Common Cadre). It may be noted at this juncture itself that the order dated 09.12.2024, which was under challenge before learned Single Judge was passed in compliance of an order dated 30.09.2024 passed by this Court in W.P.(C) 13711/2024, whereby the prayer of respondent no.1 to revive the offer of appointment of the post in question was rejected.

FACTS

3. Facts in this case are undisputed and lie in a narrow compass, which are as under:

3.1 Under an order passed under Section 156(3) Cr.P.C. by the learned Illaqa Magistrate, Karnal, FIR No.431/2012 was registered at Police Station Butana, Distri