New Delhi [India], October 31 (ANI): The Delhi High Court has slammed the Indian Railways and dismissed its petition challenging a tribunal order in favour of a medal-winning national-level boxer employed with the national carrier.

The High Court also imposed a cost of ₹20,000 on the Railways, to be paid to the boxer within four weeks.

A Division Bench of Justice Navin Chawla and Justice Madhu Jain upheld the order of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), which had directed the Railways to grant two additional increments to sportsperson Ajay Kumar, along with arrears, for his medal-winning performances in the national and Asian boxing championships in 2007.

"Rather than acknowledging and rewarding his achievements, the petitioner chose to entangle him in protracted litigation... Th

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