Ratinder Pal Singh v. Directorate Of Education And ORS

$~29 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 2995/2023 & CM APPLs. 11715/2023, 19192/2023, 30227/2023, 21608-21609/2024 RATINDER PAL SINGH .....Petitioner Through:

Appearance not given.

versus DIRECTORATE OF EDUCATION AND ORS .....Respondents Through:

Mr.

Abinash Kumar Mishra, Advocate for R-2 to 5.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA

O R D E R

% 13.05.2026 CM APPL. 32131/2026 (for withdrawal of writ petition) 1.

The present petition challenges order dated 24th September, 2023, whereby the Petitioner was placed under suspension pending disciplinary proceedings. During the pendency of the present petition, the Petitioner has since been terminated from service.

2.

In view of the aforesaid development, the order of termination is now amenable to challenge before the Delhi School Tribunal.1 Accordingly, by way of the present application, the Petitioner seeks leave to withdraw the present petition with liberty to avail the aforesaid remedy. 3.

For the grounds and reasons stated in the application, the same is allowed.

1 "DST"

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W.P.(C) 2995/2023 4.

In view of the above, the petition is disposed of with the following directions:

(i) The Petitioner shall file an appeal before the DST on or before 25th May, 2026;

(ii) Upon such appeal being filed, Mr. Abinash K. Mishra, counsel for the Respondents, undertakes to ensure that a reply thereto is filed within a period of one week from the date of service;

(iii) Considering that this petition has remained pending for some time, the DST is requested to decide the appeal expeditiously; (iv) The period spent in prosecuting the present proceedings shall be excluded for the purposes of limitation. The Petitioner is at liberty to file an appropriate application under Section 14 of the Limitation Act, 1963 before the DST to seek such a relief.

5.

With the above directions, the present petition, along with the pending applications, if any, is disposed of.

SANJEEV NARULA, J MAY 13, 2026 as The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 14/05/2026 at 12:36:24