HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL

Writ Petition (S/B) No. 372 of 2019

Virendra Singh ….....Petitioner

Versus

Union of India and another ….….Respondents

Present:-

Mr. Sandeep Tiwari, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. Rajesh Sharma, Standing Counsel for the Union of

India/respondent no.1

Coram: Hon’ble Ravindra Maithani, J.

Hon’ble Alok Mahra, J.

Hon’ble Ravindra Maithani, J. (Oral)

The challenge in this petition is made to the

judgment dated 22.02.2019, passed in M.A. No. 331/50/2017, filed in Original Application No. 331/00032/2014 (“OA”) by the Central Administrative Tribunal (“CAT”), Allahabad, Circuit Bench, Nainital, by which an application for condonation of delay in filing

restoration application in has been rejected.

2. Heard learned counsel for the parties and

perused the record.

3. Against the penalty imposed by the Railway Authorities in a departmental proceedings against the

petitioner, a challenge was made before the CAT, Delhi, which was subsequently transferred to Allahabad. Subsequently, transferred to the CAT, Circuit Bench at Nainital on 14.11.2012. This was registered as OA No. 331/00032/2014.On 10.12.2024, the OA was dismissed in non prosecution. The petitioner filed a restora