$~17 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 27.02.2026 + W.P.(C) 2793/2026, CM APPL. 13529/2026, CM APPL.

13530/2026 and CM APPL. 13531/2026 STATE OF BIHAR & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Azmat Hayat Amanullah, ASC along with Ms. Rebecca Mishra, Advocate and Ms.

Vanshita Gupta, Advs.

versus RAKESH KUMAR DUBEY & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Siddharth with Mr. Harshit Manwani, Ms. Himanshi Girdhar and Mr. Deepanshu Grover, Advs. for R-1.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN J U D G M E N T (ORAL) ANIL KSHETARPAL, J.:

1. By way of the present Petition, the Petitioner assails the correctness of the order dated 17.10.2025 [hereinafter referred to as ‘Impugned Order’] passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi [hereinafter referred to as ‘Tribunal’] in M.A. No. 544/2024 in O.A. No.3143/2022.

2. By the Impugned Order, the Tribunal dismissed the application preferred by the present Petitioner-Employer seeking extension of time for completion of the pending disciplinary proceedings against Respondent No.1.

3. The limited issue which arises for consideration in the present petition is whethe