Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC-LKO:14115 Court No. - 5 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 2672 of 2025 Petitioner :- Abhilash Srivastava Respondent :- Union Of India Thru. Secy. Ministry External Affairs New Delhi And Another Counsel for Petitioner :- Anju Singh Counsel for Respondent :- A.S.G.I. Hon'ble Abdul Moin,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Varun Pandey, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Union of India. The matter pertains to the post of Programme Officer under the Indian Council for Cultural Affairs, New Delhi. The Indian Council for Cultural Affairs is notified in the Central Administrative Tribunal (hereinafter referred to as "Tribunal"). Considering the Constitution Bench judgment of the Apex Court passed in the case of L.Chandra Kumar vs Union Of India And Others- 1997 (2) SCR 1186 wherein the the Apex Court has held that the High Court shall not entertain writ petition at the first instance for Central Government employees. At the first instance, matter shall be raised before the learned Tribunal. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of leaving it open to the petitioner to raise his grievances by means of filing of the claim petition before the learned Tribunal. Order Date :- 7.3.2025 Pachhere/- Digitally signed by :- SATYENDRA SINGH PACHHERE High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench