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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
Vibhu Bakhru, Tejas Karia
Vandana Sharma – Appellant
Versus
Union Of India – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
TEJAS KARIA, J.
1. The present Appeals are preferred by the Appellants being aggrieved by the orders and judgments dated 28.02.2024 in W.P.(C) No. 13727/2023 and W.P.(C) No. 103/2024 respectively passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court ('impugned order') disposing of the said petitions while observing that since the Appellants have been serving the Respondents as “contractual employees” for many years, they would be considered for regular appointments in similar departments where regular recruitment drives are initiated.
2. The impugned order also directed that the Appellants shall be given due age relaxation in accordance with the rules and the years of actual service rendered towards experience shall also be considered relying upon the ratio laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Secretary, State of Karnataka & Ors. vs. Umadevi & Ors., (2006) 4 SCC 1 and University of Delhi vs. Delhi University Contract Employees Union & Ors., (2021) 16 SCC 71.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
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