Saroj Dutta v. Punjabi Academy & ORS.

$~8 to 10 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 16107/2025 SAROJ DUTTA .....Petitioner Through:

Mr. Varun Mudgil, Mr. Rakesh Kumar and Ms. Eti Kushwaha, Advocates.

versus PUNJABI ACADEMY & ORS.

.....Respondents Through:

Mrs. Avnish Ahlawat, SC GNCTD Services with Mr. N.K. Singh, Ms.

Aliza Alam and Mr.

Mohnish Sehrawat, Advocates for GNCTD Services.

Mr. Sanjeev Sabharwal, SC for MCD.

+ W.P.(C) 16117/2025 ARVINDER KAUR .....Petitioner Through:

Mr. Varun Mudgil, Mr. Rakesh Kumar and Ms. Eti Kushwaha, Advocates.

versus PUNJABI ACADEMY & ORS.

.....Respondents Through:

Mrs. Avnish Ahlawat, SC GNCTD Services with Mr. N.K. Singh, Ms.

Aliza Alam and Mr.

Mohnish Sehrawat, Advocates for GNCTD Services.

Dr. Divya Swamy, SC with Mr.

Shikhar Rusia, Advocate for MCD.

+ W.P.(C) 16232/2025 KAVITA PATHANIA & ORS.

.....Petitioners Through:

Mr. Varun Mudgil, Mr. Rakesh Kumar and Ms. Eti Kushwaha, Advocates.

versus The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

PUNJABI ACADEMY & ORS.

.....Respondents Through:

Mrs. Avnish Ahlawat, SC GNCTD Services with Mr. N.K. Singh, Ms.

Aliza Alam and Mr.

Mohnish Sehrawat, Advocates for GNCTD Services.

Dr. Divya Swamy, SC with Mr.

Shikhar Rusia, Advocate for MCD.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA

O R D E R

% 18.05.2026 1.

The present petitions have been filed seeking issuance of a writ of mandamus directing Punjabi Academy, Delhi, GNCTD (Respondent No. 1) to issue appointment letters to the Petitioners for their deployment as PartTime Punjabi Assistant Teachers on contractual basis in MCD schools for the Academic Session 2025-26.

2.

It is noted that vide communication dated 25th September, 2025 issued by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (Respondent No. 3) to the Head of Department of Punjabi Academy, it was conveyed that, as per past practice, if Punjabi Academy intended to continue deployment of Part-Time Punjabi Language Teachers in MCD schools, the responsibility for sourcing and remuneration of such teachers would lie exclusively upon it. 3.

Counsel for the Petitioners submits that, pursuant thereto, appointment/deployment letters have since been issued to the Petitioners in December, 2025/January, 2026 and, accordingly, the grievance raised in the present petitions stands redressed. It is further submitted that no further The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.

directions survive for consideration in the present petitions. 4.

In view of the above, the present petitions stand disposed of. SANJEEV NARULA, J MAY 18, 2026 as The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above.