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High Court of DelhiW.P.(C)/11724/2025

Davinder Kaur & ANR. v. Punjabi Academy Through Its Secretary & ORS.

2025-08-06Hon'Ble Mr. Justice Prateek Jalan2 pages

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ W.P.(C) 11724/2025 & CM APPL. 48001/2025 DAVINDER KAUR & ANR.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr.

Bharat Bhushan Bhatia, Advocate.

versus PUNJABI ACADEMY THROUGH ITS SECRETARY & ORS.

.....Respondents Through:

Mrs. Avnish Ahlawat, SC for GNCTD with Mr. Nitesh Kumar Singh, Ms. Aliza Alam, Mr. Amol Rana, Advocates.

Ms. Namrata Mukim, SC for R-2.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN

O R D E R

% 06.08.2025 1.

Issue notice. Mrs. Avnish Ahlawat, learned Standing Counsel, accepts notice on behalf of respondent Nos. 1 and 2. Ms. Namrata Mukim, learned Standing Counsel, accepts notice on behalf of respondent No. 3 - Municipal Corporation of Delhi ["MCD"]. 2.

The petitioners were teachers of Punjabi in an MCD Primary School. They seek payment of arrears of salary and gratuity in terms of the judgment of this Court in the case of other similarly placed teachers. In support of the petition, Mr. Bharat Bhushan Bhatia, learned counsel for the petitioners, cites the judgment of a Coordinate Bench in Avtar Singh v. Punjabi Academy & Anr. [W.P.(C) 3675/2017 and other connected W.P.(C) 11724/2025 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 08/08/2025 at 15:35:58

matters, decided on 15.07.2025] [hereinafter, "Avtar Singh"]. 3.

Ms. Aliza Alam, learned counsel for Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi and Ms. Mukim, submit that the judgment of Avtar Singh has been rendered less than one month ago, and the Authorities are still considering the steps to be taken with regard to the said judgment. However, they submit that the petitioners will be treated in the same way as other similarly placed petitioners in Avtar Singh. 4.

Mr. Bhatia states that the petitioners would be satisfied with an assurance of this nature.

5.

The writ petition, alongwith pending application, is disposed of in the aforesaid terms.

PRATEEK JALAN, J AUGUST 6, 2025 "Bhupi/KA"/ W.P.(C) 11724/2025 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 08/08/2025 at 15:35:58