Sarita v. Prof Ashok Kumar Nagawat & ORS.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ CONT.CAS(C) 311/2025 & CM APPL. 12181/2025 SARITA .....Petitioner Through:

Mr. Pankaj Kumar, Mr. Siddharth Kumar & Mr. Shubhendu Saxena, Advocates.

versus PROF ASHOK KUMAR NAGAWAT & ORS.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr.

Shivendra Singh & Ms.

Prakriti Rastogi, Advocates.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN

O R D E R

% 28.02.2025 1.

The petitioner has filed this contempt petition alleging violation of the order dated 08.08.2022, by which the respondents were restrained from terminating the services of the petitioners in Dilip Paswan & Ors. vs. GNCTD & Ors., [W.P.(C) 11690/2022]. The said petitioners included the present petitioner herein. It was specifically directed that petitioners will be permitted to continue in the same capacity in which they were working as on that date.

2.

The contention of the petitioner is that her service was last extended until 30.11.2024 and has not been given an extension thereafter. 3.

Mr. Shivendra Singh, learned counsel for respondent No. 1, who appears on advance notice, accepts that there has been some delay in 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 01/07/2025 at 01:19:40

issuing the extension letter to the petitioner, and the same will be issued within a period of one week from today after working out the campus of the university to which the petitioner will be allocated. 4.

The contempt petition is disposed of, binding the respondents to the aforesaid submissions.

5.

Mr. Pankaj Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner, states that, in view of the delay in issuing the extension letter, the petitioner has not been paid salary for the last three months. Mr. Singh assures the Court that necessary remedial steps will be taken in the aforesaid time. 6.

The contempt petition, alongwith the pending application, is disposed of with these directions.

PRATEEK JALAN, J FEBRUARY 28, 2025 'pv/JM'/ 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 01/07/2025 at 01:19:40