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Central Administrative Tribunal - Delhi

Yogesh Kumar vs India Meteorological Department on 27 March, 2026

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                    Central Administrative Tribunal
                      Principal Bench: New Delhi
                      O.A. No. 1144/2026 & Batch

                    This the 27th day of March, 2026
       Hon'ble Mr. R.N. Singh, Member (J)
       Hon'ble Mr. Sanjeeva Kumar, Member (A)
       OA No. 1144/2026
       MA No. 1509/2026

       1. Shri Karan Chhabra,
        S/O Dinesh Chhabra
       R/o Baheti Colony Ward 01
       Sanawad Khargone ,
       Madhya Pradesh- 451111              .....Applicant No.1

       2. Shri Amrendra Yadav
       S/O Ram Murat Yadav
       Vill- Sandey Kala, Mehdawal,
       Sant Kabeer Nagar,
       Uttar Pradesh -272271                 ... Applicant No.2

       3. Gayatri Deb,
       D/o Babul Deb,
       R/o Surya Nandi lane
       Milanchakra (near Nexa Showroom)
       P. O- AD Nagar
       West Tripura, Agartala
       Pin-799003                                  ... Applicant No.3

       4. Sh. Litekhing S Sangtam,
       S/o Mr L Selichem Sangtam,
       R/o H. No. 05, Rest House Ward, Kiphire Town,
       Kiphire hq, Kiphire, Nagaland-798611 ... Applicant No.4

       5. Miss. Temjenna Jamir
       D/o Kilenwati Jamir,
       R/o House- 17 Ward -7, Jamir's Residence
       Chumukedima- 797103                         ... Applicant No.5

       6. Ms.Lalmalsawmi




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       D/O Rothangliani Sailo
       R/o H/no. N7-78
       Bawngkawn brigade road,Aizawl- 796009         ... Applicant No.6

       7. Dr Rajan Chaudhari
       S/O Ram Prasad,
       R/o 30 NH 28, Dehwa, Patti, Fajil Nagar,
       Kushi Nagar Uttar Pradesh 274401           ... Applicant No.7

       8. Mr Ashutosh Prabhat
       S/O, Ram Pukar Singh,
       Add- 26, Durga Mandap Road No.30,
       Satendra Nagar, Aurangabad 824101 Bihar ... Applicant No.8

       9. Mr Rajnish Prasad Rajesh
       S/O Rajendra Prasad Rajesh,
       R/o H.No.317, opp Jila School, Post-Bhatta Bazar,
       Purnia, Bihar 854301                    ... Applicant No.9

       10. Mr Shaon Chakraborty
       S/O Sri Saibal Chakraborti
       Add- ,Puratan Pandapara, Pandapara
       Kalibari, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal 735132 ... Applicant No.10

       11. Mr Ranjit Kumar
       S/O Ambika Prasad Singh,
       By Pass Road Near- Kali Madir Purandaha,
       Deoghar Jharkhand 814112             ... Applicant No.11


       12. Mr Shashi Kant Choubey
       S/O Shankar Dayal Choubey
       Add- Sabaj Pura, Khagaul, Adampur, Khagaul,
       Patna Bihar 801105                   ... Applicant No.12

       13. Sh. Rajesh Kumar
       S/O Ram Singh
       village Rampura Post Office Bhadson
       Tehsil Indri District Karnal
       (Haryana) 132041                             ... Applicant No.13

       14. Sh. Premdeep




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       S/O Sh. Paleram
       R/o V.P.O - Khor, Tehsil -Pataudi,
       Dist.- Gurgaon (Haryana) PIN- 121414       ... Applicant No.14

       15. Mr. Pandya Harshkumar
       S/o Ramshankar Bhai
       Add- Haveli Sheri Panchal Na Darwaja Same,
       Mahuva Bhavnagar Gujarat 364290         ... Applicant No.15

       16. Mr. Shreyans Kumar
       S/o Narendrabhai Chaudhari
       R/o 904, Gamthan Faliyu, Kapura
       Tapi Vyara Gujarat 394655                 ... Applicant No.16


       17. Mr. Pradipkumar
       S/o Chintamanbhai Sable,
       R/o Bajara Sanshodhan Kendra,
       Staff Quarter No. C-4 Airforce Road,
       Opp Digjam Mill, Jamnagar 361006           ... Applicant No.17

       18. Mr. Raushan Kumar
       S/O Sauchendra Pd. Singh,
       Village & Post- Morwara, P.S. Singhia
       Dist- Samastipur 848209 (Bihar)            ... Applicant No.18

       19. Vikash Kumar
       S/o- Lalan Prasad Singh
       R/o- Pana Chhapra, P.O.- Motipur,
       P.S.- Motipur,N Q T
       Dist.- Muzafarpur, State-Bihar, 843111     ... Applicant No.19

       (By advocate: Mr. Sujeet Kumar)

                                     Versus

       1. Union Of India Through
       Director General Of Metorlogy,
       India Meterological Department,
       The Ministry Of Earth Sciences,
       Mausam Bhawan, Lodhi Road
       New Delhi-110003




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                                                      ...Respondent No.1

   2. Indian Council Of Agricultural Research ,
      Through Director General ,
      Krishi Anusandhan Research ,
      Bhavan-I Pusa, New Delhi-110012

                                                   .......Respondent No. 2


OA No. 4787/ 2024

MA No. 1501/2026

MA No. 1540/2026

MA No. 5358/2025

MA No. 789/2025

       1.    Shri Karan Chhabra,
       S/O Dinesh Chhabra
       R/o Baheti Colony Ward 01
       SanawadKhargone ,
       Madhya Pradesh- 451111                .....Petitioner No.1

       2.      Shri Amrendra Yadav
       S/O Ram Murat Yadav
       Vill- Sandey Kala, Mehdawal,
       Sant Kabeer Nagar,
       Uttar Pradesh -272271                  ...Petitioner No.2

       3.    Mr. Narendra Kumar Verma
       S/O Sundar Lal Verma
       R/O Harkisunpur, Padarkha,
       Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh 261001              ...Petitioner No.3

       4.    Mr. Wasim Khan
       S/O Karam Husain ,
       G 687 , Awas Vikas No-1,
       KalyanpurBairi, Kanpur,
       Uttar Pradesh 208017...Petitioner No.4

       5.           Mr. Amit Pratap Singh




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       S/O Lal Singh
       HN A/1002, C.S.A. University,
       Near NCC Ground, Kanpur
       Uttar Pradesh -208002...Petitioner No.5

       6.     Mr. Vivek Kumar Dubey
       S/O Sh. Vinod Kumar Dubey,
       RG541 Shiv Nagar, Maswaanpur,
       Kanpur Nagar ,
       Uttar Pradesh -208019...Petitioner No.6

       7.     Mr. SarveshBaranwal
       S/O Ashok Baranwal
       Sadat MasaudaJaunpur
       JethapuraKajgaon, Jaunpur,
       Uttar Pradesh - 222138 ...Petitioner No.7

       8.    Miss Shruti V Singh
       D/O Vijay Singh
       40 Upper Chopra ward No.10
       Near E.T.C Pauri, Garhwal,
       Uttarakhand 246001...Petitioner No.8

       9.     Mr. Alok Kumar Pandey
       S/O Sh. Om Prakash Pandey
       GularihaSimaSisawa, Basti,
       Uttar Pradesh- 272170 ...Petitioner No.9

       10. Smt. Anjali Agrawal
       W/O Sandeep Agrawal
       H.N. 2, PushpdeepExtension ,
       SikandraBodla Road, Agra,
       Uttar Pradesh- 282007...Petitioner No.10

       11.    Mr Ravindra Singh
       S/O Sh. Ram Dayal,
       Vill+PO- Fulaichi, Matsena,
       Firozabad,
       Uttar Pradesh- 283203 ...Petitioner No.11

       12.   Dr. Manoj Kumar
       S/O Sh. Radhe Shyam,




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       Village & Post- Lohagarh,
       Bai- Konch, Distt- Jhansi ,
       Uttar Pradesh- 285205...Petitioner No.12

       13.    Mr. Ankur Tripathi
       S/O Arun Kumar Tripathi
       Village SarhanBugurge,
       PO- Amouli, Dist- Fatehpur
       Uttar Pradesh- 2123631...Petitioner No.13

       14.    Mr. Kapil Dev Sharma
       S/O Sh. Makkhanlal Sharm
       Vill- Ramner, Neemka, Shahjahanpur,
       Gautam Buddh Nagar Jewar,
       Uttar Pradesh- 203155              ...Petitioner No.14

       15.   Gayatri Deb,
       D/o Babul deb,
       Birendranagar,West,
       Tripura -799045                      ...Petitioner No.15

       16.    Rajib Das
       S/O Dilip Chandra Das
       Jirania Bazar, Bankim Nagar,
       Ward -3, West,
       Tripura -799045                     ...Petitioner No.16

       17.   Mr. Bijay Biswakarma
       S/o DirgamanBiswakarma,
       Assam Lingzey, Souranei,
       Pakyoung, District,East ,
       Sikkim- 737135                     ...Petitioner No.17

       18.   Ms. Aruna Chettri
       D/o Durga Bahadur Chettri,
       Ranipool Forest Block,East ,
       Sikkim -737135                     ...Petitioner No.18

       19.    Atul Galav
       S/O Naresh galav
       2-f-56 Mahaveer Nagar Extension,
       Kota, Rajasthan-324005               ...Petitioner No.19




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       20. Shri Anand kumar
       S/o Jawaharmal Sharma
       Add- Ward No-7, Meharwala,
       1MD Hanumangarh,
       Rajasthan - 335526                   ...Petitioner No.20

       21.   Sh. Bhupendra Singh
       S/o Sangram Singh
       Add- 348 Soni Garo, Ka Rawala,
       Boya, Pali,
       Rajasthan -306701                    ...Petitioner No.21

       22. Dr. Mukesh Kumar Nayak
       S/o Sh. Mohan Lal Nayak,
       NearPareek Clinic, Jogio Ka Mohalla,
       College Road, Jobner, Jaipur,
       Rajasthan-303328                     ...Petitioner No.22

       23. Madho Singh
       S/o Sh. Hari Singh Meena,
       Village-Boraj, Post-Diwli,
       Distt.-Bharatpur,
       Rajasthan- 321406                  ...Petitioner No.23
       24. MrRichhapal Singh Pooniya
       S/o ShSohan Lal Pooniya,
       V/P- Rajpura Nosal, Teh.-Dantaramgarh,
       Distt-Sikar (Rajasthan)-332742      ...Petitioner No.24

       25. Sh. Sushil Kumar
       s/o Palaram
       VPO Meharwala, Teh. Tibbi,
       Dist. Hanumangarh,
       Rajasthan -335526       ...Petitioner No.25

       26. Mr. Surendra singh
       s/o Chhel Singh
       Add- VPO GalthaniTeh. Sumerpur,
       Dist- Pali, Rajasthan           ...Petitioner No.26

       27. Sh. Litekhing S Sangtam,
       S/o Mr L SelichemSangtam,




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       H. No. 05, Rest House Ward, Kiphire Town,
       Kiphirehq, Kiphire,
       Nagaland-798611        ...Petitioner No.27

       28. Miss. Temjenna Jamir
       D/o Kilenwati Jamir,
       House- 17 Ward -7, Jamir's Residence ,
       Chumukedima-
       ..................797103            ...Petitioner No.28

       29. Miss. Ningshiyangerla Walling,
       D/o Mr. T Lanusosang Walling,
       c/o T Lanusosang Walling, H. No. 311,
       Nokpu, Mokokchung,
       Nagaland -798604         ...Petitioner No.29

       30. Ms.Lalmalsawmi
       D/O RothanglianiSailo
       VENGLAI,LUNGLEI,
       MIZORA
                                 ...Petitioner No.30
       31.    Dr Rajan Chaudhari
       S/O Ram Prasad,
       30 NH 28, Dehwa, Patti, Fajil Nagar,
       Kushi Nagar,
       Uttar Pradesh 274401    ...Petitioner No.31

       32. Mr Ashutosh Prabhat
       S/O, Ram Pukar Singh,
       Add- 26, Durga Mandap Road No.30,
       Satendra Nagar, Aurangabad-
       Bhiar -824101       ...Petitioner No.32

       33. Mr Rajnish Prasad Rajesh
       S/O Rajendra Prasad Rajesh, H.No.317,
       Opp-Jila School, Post-Bhatta Bazar,
       Purnia, Bihar 854301         ...Petitioner No.33

       34. Mr Wasim Akram
       S/O Moinuddin Ansari
       Vill+PO- Kalajhar PS- Kathikund,
       Dist Dumka -814103 (Jharkhand) ...Petitioner No.34




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       35. Mr Shaon Chakraborty
       S/O Sri SaibalChakraborti
       Add-,PuratanPandapara,
       PandaparaKalibari, Jalpaiguri,
       West Bengal 735132         ...Petitioner No.35

       36. Mr Ranjit Kumar
       S/O Ambika Prasad Singh,
       By Pass Road Near- Kali MadirPurandaha,
       Deoghar, Jharkhand 814112        ...Petitioner No.36

       37. Mr Shashi Kant Choubey
       S/O Shankar Dayal Choubey ,
       Add- Sabaj Pura, Khagaul, Adampur,
       Khagaul, Patna, Bihar 801105       ...Petitioner No.37

       38. Sh. Rajesh Kumar
       S/O Ramsingh
       village Rampura Post Office Bhadson,
       Tehsil Indri, District Karnal
       (Haryana) 132041            ...Petitioner No.38

       39. Sh. Mohammad Ahatsham
       S/o Shan Muhammad,
       H.N. 46 Ganesh Ganj, Kotra,
       Distt. Jalaun 285223 Uttar Pradesh       ...Petitioner No.39

       40. Dr. Manjeet
       S/0 Ishwar Singh
       VPO Siwana Tech BawaniKhera,
       Distt Bhiwani ,
       Haryana-127041       ...Petitioner No.40

       41.   Krishan Kumar
       S/o Dharmender
       VPO DeverKhana, Distt Jajjar,
       Haryana-124105        ...Petitioner No.41

       42. Dr.Ajit Singh
       S/o Sh. Braj Pal Singh
       Village Dantal , Post Jatoli,




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       Distt Meerut U.P 250001          ...Petitioner No.42
       43. Sh Devi Lal
       S/O Rajender Kumar,
       Village Kalibanga,Tehsil-Pilibanga
       District-Hanumangarh,
       Rajasthan 335803           ...Petitioner No.43

       44. Sh.Premdeep
       S/O Sh. Paleram
       V.P.O - Khor, Tehsil -Pataudi,
       Dist.- Gurgaon (Haryana)
       PIN- 121414          ...Petitioner No.44

       45. Dr .Mamta
       D/o Sh. Subhash Chander
       H No. 611 Amar deep Colony ,
       Kaimeri Road, Hisar-125001          ...Petitioner No.45

       46. Vishu
       D/o Sh. Shamsher Singh,
       VPO Tepla, Distt Ambala,
       Haryana-133104          ...Petitioner No.46

       47. Mr. Pandya Harsh kumar Ramsankar
       Add- Haveli Sheri Panchal Na Darwaja Same,
       Mahuva ,Bhavnagar,
       Gujarat 364290                      ...Petitioner No.47

       48. Mr. Hadiya Nilesh Jivabhai ,
       113 Plot Area, Konjali,
        Bhavnagar, Gujarat 364290       ...Petitioner No.48

       49. Mr. ShreyanskumarNarendrabhai Chaudhari
       904, GamthanFaliyu, Kapura,
       Tapi, Vyara
       Gujarat- 394655       ...Petitioner No.49

       50. Mr. Pradip kumar Chintaman bhai Sable,
       BajaraSanshodhan Kendra,
       Staff Quarter No. C-4 Airforce Road,
       Opp-Digjam Mill,
       Jamnagar 361006           ...Petitioner No.50




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       51.   MrSavaliya Ankur Vinodbhai
       Add- Nana Vadala, Kalavad (Shitla)
       Jamnagar, Gujarat 360540          ...Petitioner No.51

       52. Shri. Sunil Kumar Yadav
       S/O Babu Lal Yadav,
       Khojiyo Ki DhaaniMuhana Sanganer,
       Jaipur 302029 Rajasthan       ...Petitioner No.52

       53. Mr. Ramanand Patel
       S/O Sh Parmeshwar Singh,
       Vill- Lehra Khas, Post- Barua,
       Chakiya, Dist - Chandauli 232118           ...Petitioner No.53
       54. Mr. Raushan Kumar
       S/O Sauchendra Pd. Singh,
       Village & Post- Morwara,
       P.S. Singhia,
       Dist- Samastipur 848209 (Bihar)            ...Petitioner No.54

       55. Dayanidhi Chaubey,
       S/O Shri Shiv Shankar Chaubey
       Vill Bella, Bhojpur-802313( Bihar)    ...Petitioner No.55

       56. Vikash Kumar
       S/o- Lalan Prasad Singh
       R/o- Pana Chhapra, P.O.- Motipur,
       P.S.- Motipur, N Q T Dist.- Muzafarpur,
       State-Bihar, 843111         ...Petitioner No.56

                                Versus

   1. Union Of India Through
      Director General Of Metorlogy,
      India Meterological Department,
      Ministry Of Earth Sciences,
      Mausam Bhawan, Lodhi Road
      New Delhi-110003                ...Respondent No.1

   2. Indian Council Of Agricultural research ,
      Through Director General ,
      Research , Krishi Anusandhan




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       Bhavan-I Pusa, New Delhi-110012

                                                      Respondent No. 2

OA No. 4766/2024

1. Yogesh Kumar
S/o Sh. Mritunjay Kumar Singh, R/o Khalsa, Kalisa, Bhojpur, Bihar

...APPLICANT NO.1

2. Ravi Kumar
S/o- Sh. Haricharan Pal R/o-Vill.- Shankarpur, Sarsauli, P.O- Obra,
Aurangabad, Bihar-824121

.....APPLICANT NO.2

3. Praveen Kumar
S/o-Late Sh. Naval Kishore Rai R/o- Vill. Chainpura, Ward No.07,
Sitamarhi, Bihar-843320 Chainpura

APPLICANT NO.3

4. Randhir Kumar
S/o-Sh. Ram Naresh Prasad Singh R/o- Vill.-Bajitpur, P.O-Belganj
Dist. Gaya, Bihar-804403

APPLICANT NO.4

5. Anup Kumar Choubey
S/o- Sh. Surender Nath Choubey R/o- Vill. Nai Basti, Shivpur Diyer
Akhar, Ballia,
Uttar Pradesh-277401

APPLICANT NO.5

                               Versus

1. Union of India Through
Director General of Meteorology, India Meteorological Department
(IMD), Ministry of Earth Sciences,
Mausam Bhawan, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003

...RESPONDENT NO.1




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2. India Council of Agricultural Research,
Director General (ICAR),
Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi 110 001


...RESPONDENT NO.2

OA No. 922/2026 & MA No. 1456/2026

1. Mr. Sarvesh Baranwal s/o Ashok Baranwal Sadat Masauda Jaunpur
Jethapur Kajgaon, Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh-222138

Applicant No.1

2. Mr. Narender Kumar Verma s/o Sundar Lal Verma R/o
Harkisunpur, Padarkha Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh 261001

Applicant No.2

3. Miss Shruti V Singh
D/o Vijay Singh 40 Upper Chopra Ward No.10 Near E.T.C Pauri,
Garhwal, Uttarakhand 246001

Applicant No.3

4. Mr. Alok Kumar Pandey
Applicant No.3
s/o Sh. Om Prakash Pandey Gulariha Sima Sisawa, Basti,
Uttar Pradesh-272170

Applicant No.4

5. Smt. Anjali Agrawal
w/o Sandeep Agrawal H.N.2, Pushpdeep Extension, Sikandra Bodla
Road, Agra, Uttar Pradesh-282007

Applicant No.5

6. Dr. Manoj Kumar
S/o Sh. Radhe Shyam Village & Post- Lohagarh, Bai-Konch, Distt-
Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh-285205




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Applicant No.6

7. Mr. Ankur Tripathi
S/o Arun Kumar Tripathi Village Sarhan Bujurg, PO-Amauli,
Distt- Fatehpur Uttar Pradesh-212631

Applicant No.7

8. Atul Galav
s/o Naresh Galav
2-f-56 Mahaveer Nagar Extension, Kota, Rajasthan- 324005

Applicant No.8

9. Dr. Mukesh Kumar Nayak
s/o Sh. Mohan Lal Nayak, Near Pareek Clinic, Jogio Ka Mohalla,
College Road, Jobner, Jaipur,
Rajasthan-303328

Applicant No.9

10. Madho Singh
S/o Sh. Hari Singh Meena, Village- Boraj, Post- Diwli, Distt-
Bharatpur,
Rajasthan-321406

Applicant No.10

11. Mr. Richhapal Singh Pooniya S/o Sh. Sohan Lal Pooniya V/P-
Rajpura Nosal, Tel- Dantaramgarh Distt- Sikar (Rajasthan) -332742

Applicant No.11

12. Dr. Manjeet
s/o Ishwar Singh VPO-Siwana Tech Bawani Khera Distt- Bhiwani,
Harayana- 127041

Applicant no.12

13. Bijay Biswakarma S/o Dirgaman Biswakarma, Assam Lingzey
Souranei, Pakyoung, District, East, Sikkim-737135




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Applicant No.13

14. Shri Sunil Kumar Yadav S/o Babu Lal Yadav, Khojiyo ki Dhaani
Muhana Sanganer, Jaipur, Rajasthan- 302029

Applicant No.14

15. Ravindra Singh S/o Sri Ram Dayal Vill +Post-Fulaichi,
Matsena Firozabad-283203

Applicant No.15

16. Vivek Kumar Dubey S/o Sh. Vinod Kumar Dubey
RG 541 Shiv Nagar, Nai Basti Maswaanpur, Kanpur Nagar Uttar
Pradesh-208019

Applicant No.16

                                                        ........Applicants


                              Versus:

1. UNION OF INDIA Through
Director General of Metrology Indian Meterological Department,
Ministry of Earth Sciences, Mausam Bhawan, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-
110003

                                            ........Respondent No.1

2. Indian Council Of Agricultural Research, Through Director General,
Research, Krishi Anusandhan Bhavan-I Pusa, New Delhi-110012

                                                 ..Respondent No.2


 (Counsels for the applicants: Mr. Sujeet Kumar, Mr. Shreyas
Mehrotra with Mr. Manish Kr. Mishra & Mr. Rohan Malik, Mr. Ratish
   Kumar Sharma with Mr. Amit Sharma, Mr. Ayushman Aeron)

      (Counsels for the respondents: Mr. R K Jain with Dr.
  Sheshakumar Goroshi, Deptt. Representative, Mr. R K Sharma, Mr.
  Dhananjai Rana, Mr. Manish Kumar, Mr. Dhruv Sheoran with Mr.
                        Archit Upadhyay )




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Item No. 13/ C-II                               OA No. 1144/2026 & batch

                           ORDER (ORAL)

Hon'ble Mr. R.N. Singh, Member (J) The captioned OAs are listed for consideration of the applicants' prayer for grant of interim relief. Despite opportunities, counter reply/short reply is yet to be filed by the respondents.

2. Learned counsels for the applicants submit that unless interim protection is granted in favour of the applicants, the respondents are likely not to continue the applicants on contractual employment after 31st March, however, in view of the employment notice/walk-in interview dated 15.01.2026, the respondents are likely to engage freshers/outsiders without giving preference to the applicants in the captioned OAs who have already been appointed throughout selection process, of course on contract basis.

3. Mr. Jain, learned counsel for respondent no. 1, i.e. the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) under instructions, submits that respondent no. 1 is only responsible to extend the fund for employment of such contractual employees and engagement/disengagement, conditions of engagement etc. falls under the domain of the remaining respondents. However, learned counsel appearing for the remaining respondents disputes the same in absence of any effective instructions.

4. There is no dispute that similarly placed persons have approached the Hon'ble High Court of Judicature at Bombay Bench at Aurangabad vide Writ Petition No. 2268/2024. Para 3 of the said order dated 18.03.2026 reads as under:

KSHITIJ KSHITIJ SAXENA SAXENA2026.04.06 17:09:09+05'30' 17 Item No. 13/ C-II OA No. 1144/2026 & batch "3. Here, it is to be noted that by order dated 28.02.2024, the petitioners have already been protected. In such circumstances, there is no necessity to pass any fresh order."
5. Now the matter is listed before the Hon'ble High Court on 06.05.2026. It is not disputed today that the aforesaid interim protection granted to the petitioners in the said Writ Petition is still continuing.
6. Mr. Jain, learned counsel for respondent no. 1, under instructions, further submits that respondent no. 1 has already written to the remaining respondents on 06.02.2026 that they are going to extend the fund for such employment only upto 31.03.2026 and not thereafter. He further submits that the Hon'ble High Court of Madhya Pradesh at Gwalior vide order dated 25.03.2026 has declined grant of interim protection sought by the petitioners therein.
7. We have considered the submissions made by the learned counsels for the parties and with their consent, the OA is taken up for disposal of at this very stage.
8. It is undisputed that the applicants have been working on contract basis and such contractual employment is likely to end after 31.03.2026. It is also undisputed that the respondents have advertised for filling up similar posts on 15.01.2026. Interim order dated 18.03.2026 has been passed by the Hon'ble High Court of Judicature at Bombay Bench at Aurangabad in favour of similarly placed persons which is continuing as of today. Though the learned counsel appearing KSHITIJ KSHITIJ SAXENA SAXENA2026.04.06 17:09:09+05'30' 18 Item No. 13/ C-II OA No. 1144/2026 & batch for respondent no. 1 has submitted that similar protection has been denied by the Hon'ble High Court of Madhya Pradesh at Gwalior vide order dated 25.03.2026, however, he does not dispute that the said order was not brought to notice of the of the Hon'ble High Court of Judicature at Bombay Bench at Aurangabad which passed the aforesaid order dated 18.03.2026.
9. In the facts and circumstances, without going into the merits and with the consent of the learned counsels for the parties, the OAs are disposed of with following orders:
i. If the respondents shall be in necessity to engage contractual employee on the post(s) being held by the applicants in the captioned OA, such post(s) shall not be filled up by the respondents by freshers and/or juniors to the applicants; ii. If similarly placed persons shall be continued on contractual employment, the respondents shall also consider these applicants to continue their engagement on contract basis, of course subject to their willingness and suitability; iii. It is further ordered/clarified that if any of the applicants in the aforesaid OA has already been disengaged as of today, the post against which they have earlier been working and/or engaged, shall be filled up by giving preference to such applicants subject to their suitability and willingness.




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Item No. 13/ C-II                             OA No. 1144/2026 & batch

10. The OAs stand disposed of in the aforesaid terms. Associated MAs also stand disposed of accordingly.
11. However, in the facts and circumstances, there shall be no order as to costs.
(Sanjeeva Kumar)                                    (R.N. Singh)
 Member (A)                                         Member (J)


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