5 -IA-3830-2026.DOC IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION INTERIM APPLICATION NO.3830 OF 2026 AND WRIT PETITION NO. 3830 OF 2024 Pravin Prabhakar Nage. ...Applicant/Petitioner Versus Union of India & Ors. ...Respondents _______ Mr. Shrishailya Deshmukh i/b. Balwant Salunkhe, for Applicant. Mr. Aayush Kedia (through VC) for the Respondents. _________ CORAM: G. S. KULKARNI & Dr.NEELA GOKHALE, JJ. DATE: 01 September 2026. P.C. 1. Mr. Deshmukh, learned Counsel for the applicant fairly submits that the petitioner/applicant ought to have approached the Central Administrative Tribunal. 2. In view of the decision of the Supreme Court in L. Chandra Kumar v. Union of India1, the appropriate course for the petitioner would be to approach the Central Administrative Tribunal. 3. We accordingly permit the petitioner to withdraw this petition with liberty to approach the Central Administrative Tribunal. 4. All contentions of the parties are expressly kept open. 5. Disposed of as withdrawn. No costs. 6. Needless to observe that as the petitioner has pursued this petition bonafide, the petitioner would be entitled to avail the benefit of Section 14 of the Limitation Act. 7. Pending Interim Application would not survive. It is disposed of. (Dr.NEELA GOKHALE, J.) (G. S. KULKARNI, J.) 1 AIR 1997 SC 1125 1 September 2026 P.V.Rane PRASHANT VILAS RANE Digitally signed by PRASHANT VILAS RANE Date: 2026.09.05 13:37:11 +0530