Surendra Singh & ANR v. The Chief Secretary, Govt Of NCT & ORS

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ W.P.(C) 5758/2019, CM APPL. 50386/2019 & CM APPL. 7477/2023 SURENDRA SINGH & ANR ..... Petitioners Through:

Mr.

Praveen Swarup, Advocate (through VC) with Mr.

Devesh Maurya and Mr.

Ravi Kumar, Advocates.

versus THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVT OF NCT & ORS ..... Respondents Through:

Mrs.

Avnish Ahlawat, Standing Counsel for GNCTD (service) with Ms. Laavanya Kaushik, Mr. Nitesh Kumar Singh, Ms. Aliza Alam and Mr. Mohnish Sehrawat, Advocates

CORAM:

HON'BLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA

O R D E R

% 08.05.2024 1.

Present Public Interest Litigation ('PIL') has been filed seeking repatriation of lecturers working in administrative posts in Department of Training and Technical Education ('DTTE').

2.

Petitioner No.1 who was the head of the Department has unfortunately expired during the pendency of the proceedings. 3.

In fact, as far back as on 24th March, 2023, learned counsel for the Petitioner had informed the Court that one of the Petitioners was 'no more' and had taken time to file an appropriate application as well as amended memo of parties. Till date neither any application has been filed nor an amended memo of parties.

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4.

The Petitioner No.2 is admittedly a social activist, who is not working with the Department of Training and Technical Education. 5.

Since no PIL is maintainable in service matters, the present writ petition is dismissed on merits as well as on account of non-prosecution. ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA, J MAY 8, 2024/hp 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 10/05/2024 at 11:55:36