$~3 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 09.03.2026 + W.P.(C) 9589/2024 & CM APPL. 39366/2024 COMMISSIONER OF POLICE AND ORS .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Ripudaman Bhardwaj, CGSC & SI Abdul Barkat Pairvi Officer versus ANIL KUMAR .....Respondent Through: Mr. Vikas Arora & Ms. Radhika Arora, Advs.

CORAM:

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

AMIT MAHAJAN, J.

1. Through the present writ petition, the Petitioners have assailed the correctness of order dated 15.12.2023 (hereafter ‘impugned order’), passed in O.A. No. 683/2022. The learned Central Administrative Tribunal allowed the original application filed by the Respondent and the order passed by disciplinary authority inflicting penalty on Respondent was set aside.

2. Briefly stated, in August, 2018, a complaint along with a CD was allegedly received from one Ajay Arora against traffic staff at the office of TI/Kapashera Traffic Circle. Allegedly, the CD revealed that the Respondent was demanding and accepting money from one public person, namely, Joginder. Four other staff members deployed at the Circle were also allegedly visible in the video, and were per