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High Court of DelhiW.P.(C)/12463/2025

Saravjit Verma And ORS v. Punjabi Academy & ORS.

2025-08-19Hon'Ble Mr. Justice Prateek Jalan2 pages

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ W.P.(C) 12463/2025 & CM APPL. 50709/2025 SARAVJIT VERMA AND ORS .....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Bharat Bhushan Bhatia & Mr.

Mohd. Javed, Advocates.

versus PUNJABI ACADEMY & ORS.

.....Respondents Through:

Mrs. Avnish Ahlawat, Standing Counsel for GNCTD with Ms.

Aliza Alam & Mr. Mohnish Sehrawat, Advocate.

Dr.

Divya Swamy, Standing Counsel for MCD with Mr.

Yagyawalkya Singh, Mr. Rishav Ranjan, Ms. Nidhi Kumar & Mr.

Yashovarman, Advocates for R-3.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN

O R D E R

% 19.08.2025 1.

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

2.

The petitioners were teachers of Punjabi in MCD Schools. They seek payment of arrears of salary in terms of the judgment of this Court in the case of other similarly placed teachers. In support of the petition, Mr. W.P.(C) 12463/2025 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 21/08/2025 at 12:44:19

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

3.

Ms. Aliza Alam, learned counsel for Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi ["GNCTD"], and Dr. Swamy, 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 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 19, 2025 'pv/sd'/ W.P.(C) 12463/2025 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 21/08/2025 at 12:44:19