$~4 to 9 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 05.12.2025 (4)+ W.P.(C) 700/2023 & CM APPL. 2729/2023, CM APPL.

64908/2023 GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mrs. Avnish Ahlawat, SC for GNCTD Services with Mr.Nitesh Kumar Singh, Ms.Aliza Alam and Mr.Mohnish Sehrawat, Advs.

versus MS. UMA RANI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Anuj Aggarwal, Mr.

Shubham Bahl, Mr. Pradeep Kumar, Ms. Tanya Rose, Ms. Bhumica Kundra, Ms. Kritika and Mr. Nikhil Pawar, Advs.

(5)+ W.P.(C) 12339/2023 & CM APPL. 48609/2023 GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Gaurav Dhingra and Mr.

Shashank Singh, Advs.

versus MOHD ALTAMASH & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Anmol Pandita, Adv.

(6)+ W.P.(C) 12977/2023 & CM APPL. 51204/2023 GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS .....Petitioners Through: Mrs. Avnish Ahlawat, SC for GNCTD Services with Mr.Nitesh Kumar Singh and Mr.Mohnish Sehrawat, Advs.

versus SHRI AJMER .....Respondent Through: Counsel (Appearance not given)

(7)+ W.P.(C) 3344/2023 & CM APPL. 12937/2023, CM APPL.

45170/2023 DELHI SUBORDINATE SERVICES SELECTION BOARD THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Mrs. Avnish Ahlawat, SC for GNCTD Services with Mr.Nitesh Kumar Singh and Mr.Mohnish Sehrawat, Advs.

versus MOHIT KUMAR .....Respondent Through: Mr. Anuj Aggarwal, Mr.

Shubham Bahl, Mr. Pradeep Kumar, Ms. Tanya Rose, Ms. Bhumica Kundra, Ms. Kritika and Mr. Nikhil Pawar, Advs.

(8)+ W.P.(C) 5618/2023 & CM APPL. 22016/2023 GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mrs. Avnish Ahlawat, SC for GNCTD Services with Mr.Nitesh Kumar Singh and Mr.Mohnish Sehrawat, Advs.

versus NISHU PANWAR .....Respondent Through: Mr. Anuj Aggarwal, Mr.

Shubham Bahl, Mr. Pradeep Kumar, Ms. Tanya Rose, Ms. Bhumica Kundra, Ms. Kritika and Mr. Nikhil Pawar, Advs.

(9)+ W.P.(C) 1022/2024 & CM APPL. 4239/2024 GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS .....Petitioners Through: Mrs. Avnish Ahlawat, SC for GNCTD Services with Mr.Nitesh Kumar Singh and Mr.Mohnish Sehrawat, Advs.

versus JAHANGEER AND ANOTHER .....Respondents Through: Mr. Anmol Pandita, Adv.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAURABH BANERJEE NAVIN CHAWLA, J. (ORAL)

1. This set of petitions has been filed, challenging the Order dated 16.08.2022 passed in O.A. No. 2183/2015, titled Ms.Uma Rani v. Government of NCT of Delhi & Ors. (in W.P.(C) 700/2023); Order dated 04.05.2023 passed in O.A. No. 1816/2019, titled Md. Altamash & Anr. v. Govt. of NCTD & Anr. (in W.P.(C) 12339/2023); Order dated 27.04.2023 passed in O.A. No. 2258/2019, titled Sh. Ajmer v. Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board & Anr. (in W.P.(C) 12977/2023); Order dated 22.11.2022 passed in O.A. No. 2928/2022, titled Mohit Kumar v. Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board & Anr. (in W.P.(C) 3344/2023); Order dated 28.02.2023 passed in O.A. No. 3391/2017, titled Nishu Panwar v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Ors. (in W.P.(C) 5618/2023) and Order dated 21.09.2023 passed in O.A. No. 1818/2019, titled Jahangeer & Anr. v. Government of NCTD & Ors. (in W.P.(C) 1022/2024), of the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as, ‘Tribunal’), whereby the learned Tribunal allowed the said O.As. filed by the respondents herein, who possess the qualification of Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) (Special Education), by finding that they should be treated as eligible for applying to the various posts of TGT/PGT advertised by the petitioners.

2. To appreciate the above finding, we would first reproduce, as a sample, the educational requirements mentioned in the Advertisement for one of the posts:

“For TGT (MIL) Hindi, Sanskrit, Punjabi &

Urdu.

(i) B.A. (Honours) in one of the Modern Indian Languages (MIL) concerned or BA with MIL concerned as one of the Elective subjects from a recognised University having 45% marks in aggregate with one additional language at Degree level.

OR Equivalent Oriental Degree in MIL concerned from a recognised University having 45% marks