Navlendra Kumar Singh vs Union Of India And Ors

ik-101636441 Delhi High Court 27 February 2026 • 12 min read

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Counsel (6)

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Case Significance

Navlendra Kumar Singh vs Union Of India And Ors is a Delhi High Court decision dated February 27, 2026 (citation: ik-101636441). A government employee challenged a Central Administrative Tribunal judgment that upheld his disciplinary punishment of reduction in pay scale for three years with bar on promotion. The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition both on merits and on grounds of unexplained delay, finding the petition was filed four years after the CAT judgment without sufficient cause, and the disciplinary findings were neither procedurally irregular nor perverse. The bench comprised Justices Amit Mahajan and Anil Kshetarpal. The judgment was delivered by Justice Anil Kshetarpal. Counsel appearing: Amit Rawal (counsel for petitioner), Anubhav Upadhyay (counsel for respondent), Premtosh K. Mishra (counsel for respondent), Rishika (counsel for petitioner), Sanjay Pal (counsel for respondent), Shrey Sharma (counsel for respondent).

Summary

A government employee challenged a Central Administrative Tribunal judgment that upheld his disciplinary punishment of reduction in pay scale for three years with bar on promotion. The Delhi High Court dismissed the petition both on merits and on grounds of unexplained delay, finding the petition was filed four years after the CAT judgment without sufficient cause, and the disciplinary findings were neither procedurally irregular nor perverse.

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A government employee challenged a Central Administrative Tribunal judgment that upheld his disciplinary punishment of reduction in pay scale for three years with bar on promotion. The Delhi High Cour...

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