IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

201-12 Decided on : 08.09.2025

1. CM-1784-CWP-2020 in/and CWP-12153-2013 (O&M)

UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. . .Petitioners Versus CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL AND ORS.

. . . Respondents

2. CM-1785-CWP-2020 in/and CWP-12714-2013 (O&M)

UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. . .Petitioners Versus CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL AND ORS.

. . . Respondents

3. CM-1798-CWP-2020 in/and CWP-12234-2013 (O&M)

UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. . .Petitioners Versus CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL AND ORS.

. . . Respondents

4. CM-1807-CWP-2020 in/and CWP-13778-2013 (O&M)

UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. . .Petitioners Versus CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL AND ORS.

. . . Respondents

5. CM-1808-CWP-2020 in/and CWP-12647-2013 (O&M)

UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. . .Petitioners Versus CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL AND ORS.

. . . Respondents

6. CM-1856-CWP-2020 in/and CWP-12148-2013 (O&M)

UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. . .Petitioners Versus CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL AND ORS.

. . . Respondents

7. CM-1857-CWP-2020 in/and CWP-11978-2013 (O&M)

UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. . .Petitioners Versus CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL AND ORS.

. . . Respondents

8. CM-2365-CWP-2020 in/and CWP-11992-2013 (O&M)

UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. . .Petitioners Versus CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL AND ORS.

. . . Respondents

9. CM-2389-CWP-2020 in/and CWP-12126-2013 (O&M)

UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. . .Petitioners Versus CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL AND ORS.

. . . Respondents

10. CM-1799-CWP-2020 in/and CWP-12743-2013 (O&M)

UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. . .Petitioners Versus CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL AND ORS.

. . . Respondents

11. CM-9019-CWP-2019 in/and CWP-12122-2013 (O&M)

UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. . .Petitioners Versus CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL AND ORS.

. . . Respondents

12. CM-1826-CWP-2020 in/and CWP-20378-2013 (O&M)

UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. . .Petitioners Versus CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL AND ORS.

. . . Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS SURI PRESENT: Mr. Rishabh Kapoor, Senior Standing Counsel for petitioners-UOI (Through Virtual Mode).

Mr. Vipul Joshi, Advocate and Mr. Piyush Kumar, Advocate for respondent No. 2.

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HARSIMRAN SINGH SETHI , J. (Oral)

Present bunch of petitions alongwith applications, the details of which are mentioned in the heading, involve common point of law and common set of facts, hence, they are being dealt together. For the sake of convenience, the facts are being taken from CM-1784-CWP-2020 in/and CWP-12153-2013.

CM-1784-CWP-2020 and connected applications.

Present applications have been filed for revival of the main petitions, which were disposed of by this Court vide order dated 30.07.2013 Notice of the application was issued vide order dated 28.02.2020 by the Co-ordinate Division Bench of this Court.

Keeping in view the averments made in the applications, which are duly supported by an affidavit, the same are allowed.

Consequently, the writ petitions are restored to its original number and status and the order dated 30.07.2013 is recalled. On the joint request of both the parties, the main writ petitions are taken up for hearing today itself.

CWP-12153-2013 and connected matters:

1. In the present bunch of petitions, the challenge is to the order dated 28.01.2013 (Annexure P-3), passed by the Chandigarh Administrative Tribunal, Chandigarh Bench, Chandigarh (herein after referred to ‘the Tribunal’) by which, directions have been given by the Tribunal to the petitioner-department not to proceed with the departmental proceedings which have been initiated against the respondent-employee(s) on the ground that Criminal proceedings are pending before the CBI Court, Patiala, against the respondent-employee(s) qua the same incident, as the same will cause prejudice to them.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioners argues that the charges levelled against the respondents-employee(s) in the criminal proceedings is under Indian Penal Code, 1908 and The Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 whereas the departmental proceedings have b