Central Administrative Tribunal Principal Bench: New Delhi O.A. No.1672/2022 This the 20^th day of February, 2026 Hon’ble Mr. Manish Garg, Member (J)

Hon’ble Dr. Sumeet Jerath, Member (A)

1. Rekha Gaur Aged about 37 years W/o Sh. Vikas Sharma Rio 24-J, Block B, Gopal Nagar, Najafgarh, New Delhi-

110043 Post: TGT (Hindi) (Female)

Post Code: 33/21 Group: B 2. Manisha Kumari Sharma Aged about 30 years W/o Late Sh. Raghuvir Prasad Sharma R/o Village Agawali Tehsil Baswa, District Dausa Rajasthan-303327 Post: TGT (Hindi) (Female)

Post Code: 33/21 Group: B

3. Chandani Kumari Aged about 30 years Wlo Sh. Manoj Kumar Jha Rio I-468-B12-B, Hari Nagar, Extension Jaitpur, Badarpur, New Delhi-110044 Post: TGT (Hindi) (Female)

Post Code: 33/21 Group: B

4. Annupurna Tiwari Aged about 29 years D/o Sh. Harendra Tiwari R/o Deidiha, Deidiha, Deoria, Barhaj, Uttar Pradesh-274601 Post: TGT (Hindi) (Female)

Post Code: 33/21 Group: B …Applicants (By Advocate: Mr. Nikhil Pawar with Mr. Shubham Bahl for Mr. Anuj Aggarwal)

Versus

1. Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board (DSSSB)

Through its Chairman Govt. of NCT of Delhi FC-18, Institutional Area Karkardooma, Delhi-110092 Email: dsssb-secy@nic.-in

2. · Directorate of Education~, Through Director of Education, Govt. of NCT of Delhi Old Secretariat Building, Civil Lines, Delhi-110054 Email: diredu@nic.in, diredu@hub.nic.in

3. Govt. of NCT of Delhi Through its Chief Secretary, Delhi Secretariat, LP. Estate, New Delhi-110002 Email: secservices@nic.in …Respondents (By Advocate: Mr. Tanmay Vasishtha for Mr. Amit Anand)

ORDER (ORAL)

By Hon’ble Mr. Manish Garg, Member (J)

In the present Original Application filed under Section 19 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985, the applicant seeks the following reliefs:-

“(i) Set aside the impugned Notice No. 142 dated 13.06.2022, issued by the Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board (DSSSB), whereby the Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board (DSSSB) failed to consider the candidature of the applicants for appointment on the post of TGT (Hindi) (Female) (Post Code: 33/21) in Directorate of Education (DOE), under EWS category and directed the applicants herein to upload the EWS Certificates issued by a Competent Authority before the cut off date, i.e. 24.06.2021;

(ii) Declare that the Income and Asset Certificates (I & A Certificate) are legal, valid and sufficient document/certificate for appointment under Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) category on the post of TGT (Hindi) (Female) (Post Code: 33/21) in Directorate of Education (DOE);

(iii) Direct the respondents to consider the candidature of the applicants under Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) category for appointment on the post of TGT (Hindi) (Female) (Post Code: 33/21) in Directorate of Education (DOE) and, thereafter, appoint the applicants on the post of TGT (Hindi) (Female) (Post Code: 33/21) in Directorate of Education with all consequential benefits (monetary as well as non- monetary) thereof including the seniority, back wages/salary, etc.;

(iv) allow the present Original Application with costs in favour of the applicants;

(v) issue any other appropriate order or direction as this Hon'ble Tribunal may deem fit and proper in the interest of justice and in the favour of the applicants;”

2. Brief facts of the case as narrated by learned counsel for the applicants are as under:-

2.1 The applicants had applied for the post of TGT (Hindi) (Female), Post Code 33/21, Group ‘B’, pursuant to advertisement issued by the Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board (DSSSB). The closing date for submission of the online application form was 24.06.2021. The applicants belong to the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) category and are entitled to reservation benefits under Office Memorandum dated 31.01.2019 issued by Government of India and Office Memorandum dated

04.06.2019 issued by Govt. of NCT of Delhi.

2.2 In order to avail reservation under the EWS category, a candidate is required to obtain an Income and Asset Certificate (I &