Delhi High Court
Geeta Sharma vs Steel Authority Of India & Ors. on 21 September, 2022
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*IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
% Judgment delivered on: 21.09.2022
+ W.P.(C) 13688/2022 and CM No.41744/2022
Dr. GEETA SHARMA ..... Petitioner
versus
STEEL AUTHORITY OF INDIA LTD.
& ORS. ..... Respondents
Advocates who appeared in this case:
For the Petitioner: Mr. Kirti Uppal, Senior Advocate with Mr.
Joby P. Varghese, Mr. Chandan Sinha and
Mr. Upmanyu Sharma, Advocates
For the Respondents: Mr. Chetan Sharma, Additional Solicitor
General with Mr. Rupesh Kumar, Ms.
Pankhuri Srivastava, Mr. Amit Gupta, Mr.
Saurabh Tripathi, Mr. Rishav Dubey, Ms.
Neelam Sharma and Mr. Ashish Rastogi,
Advocates for R-1
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV SACHDEVA
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TUSHAR RAO GEDELA
JUDGMENT
SANJEEV SACHDEVA, J. (ORAL)
1. Petitioner seeks setting aside and quashing of order dated
24.08.2022 passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal
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By:VINOD KUMAR
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Bench, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as the 'Tribunal') whereby
Original Application of the Petitioner had been adjourned to
19.10.2022.
2. Learned Senior Counsel for the Petitioner submits that
Petitioner had earlier approached this Court by way of a petition
[W.P.(C) 11907/2022] seeking early disposal of his Original
Application, which was disposed of on 17.08.2022, noticing that the
Original Application had been listed before the Tribunal for hearing
on 24.08.2022.
3. Learned Senior Counsel for the Petitioner submits that this
Court was not informed on 17.08.2022 by the Respondents that they
had filed an application, which was listed before the Tribunal on
08.08.2022 and the matter was adjourned to 14.10.2022. He submits
that when the Original Application was listed before the Tribunal on
24.08.2022, the Bench adjourned the proceedings to 19.10.2022 in
view of the fact that on an M.A. filed by the Respondents, a Co-
ordinate Bench of the Tribunal had given a date of 14.10.2022.
4. Issue notice.
5. Notice is accepted by learned counsel appearing for the
Respondents.
6. Learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner submits that the M.A.
filed by the Respondents i.e. M.A. No.2197/2022 sought to place on
record certain additional documents.
7. Learned Senior Counsel under instructions submits that he has
no objection to the application being allowed and additional
documents being taken on record of the Tribunal.
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Digitally Signed
By:VINOD KUMAR
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8. In view of the above statement, we allow M.A. No.2197/2022
pending before the Tribunal. Additional documents filed along with
the application are taken on record of the Tribunal. Application is
accordingly disposed of. Consequently, the matter shall not be listed
before the Tribunal on 14.10.2022 on the said M.A.
9. Learned Additional Solicitor General appearing for the
Respondents submits that averments in the petition are contrary to
record and are disputed.
10. Keeping in view the fact that the Original Application had been
adjourned to 19.10.2022, we dispose of this petition along with
pending application, requesting the Tribunal to dispose of the Original
Application on 19.10.2022 or soon thereafter as may be possible.
11. It is clarified that averments made in the petition shall not be
construed to have been either admitted by the Respondents or accepted
by the Court in any manner.
12. Order dasti under signatures of the Court Master.
SANJEEV SACHDEVA, J
TUSHAR RAO GEDELA, J
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
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Signature Not Verified
Digitally Signed
By:VINOD KUMAR
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