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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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Date of decision: 19.01.2022

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W.P.(C) 1175/2022

SWARNA SARADA & ORS.

..... Petitioners

Through

Mr J P Shukla with Ms Shipra

Shukla, Advs.

BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED & ORS...... Respondents

Through

Mr Sameer Aggarwal, Adv.

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W.P.(C) 1179/2022

HARI BABU BHARTI & ORS.

..... Petitioners

Through

Mr J P Shukla with Ms Shipra

Shukla, Advs.

BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED & ORS...... Respondents

Through

Mr Sameer Aggarwal, Adv.

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W.P.(C) 1185/2022

INDHU.C.G, & ANR.

..... Petitioners

Through

Mr J P Shukla with Ms Shipra

Shukla, Advs.

BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED & ORS. ..... Respondents

Through

Mr Sameer Aggarwal, Adv.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJIV SHAKDHER

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TALWANT SINGH

[Court hearing convened via video-conferencing on account of COVID-19]

RAJIV SHAKDHER, J. (ORAL):-

CM No.3394/2022 in W.P. (C) No.1175/2022

CM No.3403/2022 in W.P. (C) No.1179/2022

CM No.3452/2022 in W.P. (C) No.1185/2022

This is a digitally signed Judgement.

NEUTRAL CITATION NO: 2022/DHC/000268

W.P.(C) 1175/2022 Page 2 of 2

1. Allowed, subject to just exceptions.

W.P.(C) 1175/2022 & CM No.3393/2022

W.P.(C) 1179/2022 & CM No.3402/2022

W.P.(C) 1185/2022 & CM No.3451/2022

2. The above-captioned writ petitions are directed against the order

dated 04.09.2018, passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal [in short,

“the Tribunal”] in O.A. Nos. 4345/2014,4312/2014 & 3614/2013.

3. We are in January 2022. There is no explanation given as to the delay

in filing the above-captioned writ petitions.

3.1

The examination qua which the issue has been raised i.e., the Limited

Departmental Competitive Examination [in short “LDCE”] took place in

2012 and a challenge to the same was raised in 2013 and 2014.

3.2.

The Tribunal had passed directions in 2013 in connected matters,

which have been noted in the impugned order. The order dated 21.05.2013,

passed by the Tribunal in OA No.644/2013 and other connected matters

[including OA No.207/2013], was challenged by way of W.P.(C)

No.4843/2013, before this Court, which was dismissed on 01.08.2013.

4. Since there is no explanation with regard to delay, the above-captioned

writ petitions cannot be entertained. The same are, accordingly, dismissed.

5. Consequently, pending applications shall also stand closed.

RAJIV SHAKDHER, J

TALWANT SINGH, J

JANUARY 19, 2022/pmc

This is a digitally signed Judgement.

NEUTRAL CITATION NO: 2022/DHC/000268