Mr. Kanhaiya Manjhi & ORS. v. Krishna Mohan Uppu & ANR.

$~23 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CONT.CAS(C) 1185/2024 & CM APPL. 43129/2024, 56755/2024, 32592/2025 MR. KANHAIYA MANJHI & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Rakesh Munjal, Sr. Adv. with Ms.

Sana Ansari, Mr. Ayush Gandhi, & Mr. Lokesh Kumar, Advs.

versus KRISHNA MOHAN UPPU & ANR.

.....Respondents Through:

Mr. Arun Birbal & Mr. Sanjay Singh, Advs. with Ms. Anju Randhawa, DE for NDMC.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT SHARMA

O R D E R

% 19.12.2025 1.

This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2.

During the pendency of the present petition, an appeal, LPA 1125/2024, had been preferred on behalf of the respondents with respect to judgment dated 02.05.2024 passed in W.P.(C) 12374/2021 whereby, the said appeal was disposed of with the following directions by learned Division Bench:- "39. While the direction in relation to absorption of the Respondent Nos. 1 to 12 (writ petitioners) is affirmed, judgment of the learned Single Judge is modified to the extent that it shall be required of the Managing Committee of the Respondent-School to send the proposal to the NDMC & the Administrator within two weeks, who shall pass order of absorption qua the respondent Nos.1 to 12 within four weeks 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 24/12/2025 at 12:01:32

of receipt of the proposal so sent by the NDMC. The respondent Nos.1 to 12 shall be entitled to receive due salaries and emoluments (50% of the salary and allowances) as directed by the learned Single Judge vide his impugned judgment dated 02.05.2024. Since the NDMC was supposed to do the needful in 10 weeks, the salary along with allowances etc. upto 15.07.2024 shall be paid by this Management of the School and thereafter the regular salary and other emoluments shall be paid by the NDMC (w.e.f. 15.07.2024). The Respondents Nos. 1 to 12 (writ petitioners) shall, nevertheless, be given the effect to the order of absorption notionally from 15.07.2024, meaning thereby that they shall be placed at the bottom of the seniority in the corresponding schools w.e.f. 15.07.2024."

3.

Learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner submits that he does not wish to press this petition at this stage with liberty to initiate appropriate proceedings, if the need so arises.

4.

Leave and liberty granted.

5.

The petition is disposed of as not pressed.

6.

Pending application, if any, also stands disposed of. AMIT SHARMA, J DECEMBER 19, 2025/nk/ns 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 24/12/2025 at 12:01:32