ORDER

This Writ Petition has been filed seeking quashment of the order of the 1^st respondent made in ATA No.524(13) 2014 dated 18.11.2024.

2. When the matter is taken up for consideration today, learned counsel appearing for the 2^nd respondent brought to the notice of this Court that similar issue has been raised in W.P.No.27422 of 2015 and this Court, vide order dated 17.03.2025 had dismissed the writ petition holding that the Board of Trustees are not empowered to challenge the order of the Tribunal in the absence of specific authorisation/permission of the Central/State Government as the case may be.

3. This Court perused the order passed in W.P.No.27422 of 2015, wherein, this Court has held as under :-

“15. A harmonious and conjoint reading of Sections 19, 20 and 21 clearly reveal that while the powers are vested with the Central Government/State Government insofar as any act is concerned, however, the Central Government/ State Government, as the case may, be sub-delegate the said power upon the Board or any other authority to do certain tasks, if it thinks fit that it is for the efficient administration of the Act and that when such directions are given, the Central Board shall co