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Original Application Disposed of as Infructuous Due to Satisfied Reliefs.

Rohitashw Chaudhary & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors. [O.A. No. 3579/2025]

CAT - Delhi2 MIN READSOURCE JUDGMENT
THE ORIGINAL LAWLENS SUMMARY
01

Facts

The applicants, Rohitashw Chaudhary, Lokesh Kumar Meena, Krishnpal Singh Devda, KM Sanjeeta, and Naveen, filed an Original Application (O.A. No. 3579/2025) before the Central Administrative Tribunal.

Source reference: p.1-2

This O.A. was filed under Section 19 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985.

Source reference: p.3

They also filed M.A. No. 4008/2025 seeking permission to pursue the O.A. jointly.

Source reference: p.3

The primary relief sought in the O.A. was to quash and set aside the result dated January 24, 2024, to the extent of their non-inclusion in the list of successful candidates for the post of Constable (Exe.) - Male and Female.

Source reference: p.3-4

They also sought a direction for respondents to revise the result, include their names as successful candidates, and appoint them to the post with consequential benefits and arrears.

Source reference: p.3-4
02

Issues

Whether the applicants should be granted permission to pursue the Original Application jointly.

Source reference: p.3

Whether the reliefs sought in the Original Application, concerning their non-inclusion in the list of successful candidates for the post of Constable (Exe.) - Male and Female, have become infructuous due to subsequent events.

Source reference: p.4
03

Law Applied

The court primarily applied Section 19 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985, which governs the filing of applications before the Tribunal.

Source reference: p.3

The general procedural principle regarding the disposal of cases where the reliefs sought have already been satisfied was also applied.

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04

Reasoning

The Tribunal first addressed M.A. No. 4008/2025, allowing the applicants to pursue the O.A. jointly based on the reasons stated in the application.

Source reference: p.3

Subsequently, for the O.A. itself, the learned counsel for the applicants stated that the results for the post of Constable (Exe.) – Male and Female had been declared and the applicants had been successful.

Source reference: p.4

This development directly addressed and fulfilled the primary reliefs sought in the O.A., making the application infructuous.

Source reference: p.4
05

Holding

The Tribunal allowed M.A. No. 4008/2025, permitting the applicants to jointly pursue the O.A.

The O.A. No. 3579/2025 was disposed of as having become infructuous because the applicants had been declared successful in the Constable (Exe.) – Male and Female results, thereby satisfying the reliefs sought.

Source reference: p.4

Pending M.As., if any, also stood disposed of.

Source reference: p.5

No costs were awarded.

Source reference: p.5
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