CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL CHANDIGARH BENCH O.A. No. 60/247/2025 Chandigarh, this the 7th May, 2025 HON’BLE MR. RAMESH SINGH THAKUR, MEMBER (J)

HON’BLE MRS. RASHMI SAXENA SAHNI, MEMBER (A)

1. Monika, Aged 31 years, D/o Sh. Virender Kumar, R/o VPO Kanina, Ward No. 08, Near Punjab National Bank, District Mahendragarh, Haryana.

2. Anjali Milind, Aged 35 years, D/o Sh. Vinod Kumar Milind, R/o A-14, Anand Vihar, Uttam Nagar, Delhi-110059.

3. Arti Mehta, aged 35 years, D/o Sh. Hoshiyar Singh Mehta, R/o #613, street no. 14, Hari Vishnu Colony, Sirsa (Haryana).

(Group B)

…Applicants (BY ADVOCATE: Mr. Rohit Seth)

VERSUS

1. Chandigarh Administration through its Secretary Education, Education Department, U.T. Secretariat, Sector-9, Chandigarh.

160009. Email: secy-edu@chd.gov.in

2. The Director, Directorate of School Education, Education Department, Chandigarh Administration, 1st Floor, Additional Deluxe Building, Sector-9, Chandigarh through its Director

160009. Email: dhe-chd@nic.in

3. District Education Officer, Education Department, Chandigarh Administration, Additional Deluxe Building, Sector-9, Chandigarh

160009. Email: dc-chd @nic.in..

...Respondents (BY ADVOCATE: Mr. Vinay Gupta proxy for Mr. Aseem Rai)

O R D E R

Per: RAMESH SINGH THAKUR, MEMBER (J):

1. The instant O.A has been preferred by the applicant under Section

19 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 for direction to the respondents to grant appointment to applicants to the post of TGT (Special Educator) in their respective category or on Merit basis Digitally signed by BHANU PARTAP from the date when other candidates were appointed vide appointment order dated 21.02.2025.

2. Short reply has been filed by the respondents on 09.04.2025. In their short reply, particularly, in para 4 and 5, the respondents have averred regarding the issue of appointment letters to 38 Special Educator Teachers (16 JBT 22 TGT) which reads as under:

4. That pursuant to said interim orders passed by this Hon'ble Tribunal, the respondent Department has issued appointment letters to 38 Special Educator teachers (16 JBT 22 TGT) while reserving 23 posts of Special Educator i.e 22 (TGT) 1 (JBT) (Gen 13 OBC 6 SC 4). Further steps in this regard will be taken subject to further orders in aforesaid O.A. Nos. 1034 of 2023 and 1329 of 2024. The highlighted aspects of horizontal reservation etc. will be duly dealt with when the respondent Department is permitted to take further steps for filling up the remaining advertised vacancies.

5. That any prayer for amendment/ modification of the interim orders passed in the aforementioned O.A. Nos 1034 of 2023 and 1329 of 2024 can be entertained only in proceedings being undertaken therein. There will be no occasion for the present applicants to seek their remedies through this O.A in the present form. If advised, the present applicants can pray for being impleaded in those proceedings OR alternatively, implead those applicants as respondents herein.

3. We have passed following order in connected O.A No.1034/2023 on

18.09.2024:

“We have heard ld. counsel for both sides and considered the matter.

The order of this Tribunal dated 12.10.2023 is modified to the extent that the respondents are directed to keep 18 posts reserved for the applicants in this O.A. till the next date of hearing. Respondents may declare the results and take further appropriate steps regarding appointments. The 18 posts kept reserved for the applicants shall be subject to outcome of the present O.A.

Digitally signed by BHANU PARTAP M.A./635/2024 is disposed of accordingly…..”

This order has been modified vide order dated 30.09.2024 (M.A No.2069/2024) which reads as under:

…….In view of such statement made by the Counsel for the applicants, we modify our order dated 18.09.2024 wherein in stead of 18, 20 posts be kept reserved for the applicants and that shall be subject to the outcome of the O.A…..

4. Heard learned counsel for both the sides.

5. In the order of this Tribunal in O.A No.1034/2023, we have directed qua