CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL AHMEDABAD Order Sheet Item no.: 24 M.A./286/2026 (AHMEDABAD) [ EARLY HEARING ] In O.A./565/2025 DISCIPLINARY ACTION Court No.: 1 No of Adjournment: Order Dated: 09/06/2026 GOVERNMENT OF GUJARAT Vs KANKIPATI RAJESH For Applicant(s) Advocate : HARSHEEL D. SHUKLA For Respondent(s) Advocate : M S RAO Order of The Tribunal Learned counsel for the parties present. The respondents have filed the present M.A. seeking relief for preponement of the date of hearing of the OA and its advance copy has already been supplied to the counsel for the applicant. On the other hand, learned counsel for the applicant object to the said MA and submits that the OA has not been admitted and even the respondents on 05.05.2026 sought time to file sur-rejoinder and the same is not filed till date. Further, he submits that since, the pleadings is not completed, the prayer sought in the MA for early hearing of the OA cannot be entertained. Learned counsel for the respondents on instructions submits that the respondents do not intend to file the sur-rejoinder. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

It is noticed that the respondents have filed the reply in OA and the applicant has also filed rejoinder to it. The respondents on 05.05.2026 sought time to file sur-rejoinder and therefore, the matter was adjourned time and again, however, as noted herein above, today, Mr. H.D. Shukla learned counsel for the respondents on instructions submits that the respondents do not intend to file the sur-rejoinder. Both the counsel agreed that the pleadings be treateded as complete in the OA. Accordingly, the OA is "Admitted". It is noticed that next date of hearing of the O.A. is 23.06.2026 and accordingly, list the O.A. for final hearing on 23.06.2026 and accordingly, the M.A. No. 286/2026 is disposed of. In the meantime, interim relief if any shall continue. Dr Hukum Singh Meena Jayesh V Bhairavia Member (A) Member (J) Pratik Vyas ( steno 'c' )