Hemani Malhotra vs High Court of Delhi

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2023 Supreme(Del) 2075

SURESH KUMAR KAIT, NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA
Hemani Malhotra – Appellant
Versus
High Court of Delhi – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
Ms. Bina Madhavan and Ms. Sweena Nair, Advocates, for the Petitioner.
Mr. Gautam Narayan, ASC with Ms. Asmita Singh, Advocate, for the Respondent-1.
Mr. Nidhesh Gupta, Senior Advocate with Ms. Pallavi Singh, Advocate, for the Respondent-2 to 8.

JUDGMENT (Oral)

1. Vide the present petition, petitioner is seeking a direction to the respondent (on Administrative side) to finalise the Seniority List by giving effect to the decision dated 25.05.2016 of the Seniority Committee of the respondent and to grant the petitioner the Selection Grade, Super Time Scale as well as consequential promotion and seniority from such date as she is found entitled pursuant to the said decision dated 25.05.2016.

2. The present petition has been filed relying upon the report dated 25.05.2016 of the Seniority Committee headed by Hon'ble Mr. Justice Pradeep Nandrajog (Retd.) which has already been rejected by the Full Court vide decision dated 16.12.2022. A copy of the decision has been handed over to the learned counsel for petitioner in the Court today.

3. At this stage, learned counsel for petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the present petition with liberty to file a fresh petition on a fresh cause of action, if so arises.

4. Permission granted with the liberty as prayed for.

5. Accordingly, the present petition is dismissed as withdrawn.

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