Neeraj Agarwal vs Secretary, Dopt And Others

Case Significance

Neeraj Agarwal vs Secretary, Dopt And Others is a Delhi High Court decision dated December 24, 2025 (citation: ik-110787181). A government employee challenged his summary dismissal under Article 311(2)(b) of the Constitution, where the disciplinary authority dispensed with a regular inquiry after the employee was caught in a CBI trap. The Delhi High Court found that the disciplinary authority failed to independently satisfy itself as to the impracticability of holding an inquiry, instead mechanically borrowing satisfaction from the CBI trap report and brushing aside DoPT's own instructions requiring factual evaluati The bench comprised Justices Madhu Jain and Navin Chawla. The judgment was delivered by Justice Madhu Jain. Counsel appearing: Rakesh Kumar (counsel for respondent), Sunil (counsel for respondent), Suresh Sharma (counsel for petitioner), Yash Narain (counsel for respondent).