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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 10.02.2026 Judgment pronounced on: 10.03.2026 Judgment uploaded on: 10.03.2026 + W.P.(C) 1265/2018 & CM APPL. 9919/2025 GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Petitioners Through: Mrs. Avnish Ahlawat, SC GNCTD-Services, Mr. Nitesh Kumar Singh, Ms. Aliza Alam and Mr. Mohnish Sehrawat, Advs. versus DR. YOGINDER GUPTA AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Ankur Chhibber, Mr.

Anshuman Mehrotra, Mr. Arjun Panwar, Mr. Amrit Koul, Ms. Muskaan Dutta and Mr. Prahil Sharma, Advs. for R-1.

Mr. Vardhman Kaushik, Adv.

for R-2.

Mr. Ujjal Banerjee, Mr. Rohan J. Alva, Mr. Anmol Sehgal, Mr. Anant Sanghi, Advs. for R-3 to

23.

Mr. S.B. Upadhyay, Sr. Adv. with Ms. Kumud Lata Das, Mr. Nishant Kumar, Mr. Harshajay Singh, Mr. Siddhant Narayan and Ms. Pooja Rathore, Advs. for impleaded Respondents – Dr. R.N. Das, Dr. Anupma Singh and Dr. Dinesh Chawla.

Ms. Meghna De and Ms. L.. Gangmei, Advs. for applicant in CM APPL.9919/2025.

+ W.P.(C) 5221/2018 DR. P.S. SARANGI & ORS .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Vikas Singh, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Varun Singh, Ms. Deepieka Kalia, Ms. Bhumi Sharma and Mr. Sudeep Chandra, Advs.

Mr. Kirtiman Singh, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Ujjal Banerjee, Mr. Rohan J. Alva, Mr. Anmol Sehgal, Mr. Anant Sanghi, Mr.

Ritwik Saha, Advs.

versus GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS .....Respondents Through: Mrs. Avnish Ahlawat, SC GNCTD-Services, Mr. Nitesh Kumar Singh, Ms. Aliza Alam and Mr. Mohnish Sehrawat, Advs.

Mr. Vardhman Kaushik, Adv.

for R-2.

Mr. Shanker Raju and Mr. Nilansh Gaur, Advs. for R-4 to R-11 + W.P.(C) 10928/2019 & CM APPL. 55140/2019 DR. KUMUD BHARTI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Mukesh Kumar and Mr.

Parkash Chander, Advs.

versus GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mrs. Avnish Ahlawat, SC GNCTD-Services, Mr. Nitesh Kumar Singh, Ms. Aliza Alam and Mr. Mohnish Sehrawat, Advs. for R-1.

Mr. Vardhman Kaushik, Adv.

for R-2.

+ W.P.(C) 167/2019 DR. MAHESH CHAUHAN .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Neeraj Kumar Gupta, Adv.

versus GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mrs. Avnish Ahlawat, SC GNCTD-Services, Mr. Nitesh Kumar Singh, Ms. Aliza Alam and Mr. Mohnish Sehrawat, Advs.

Mr. Vardhman Kaushik, Adv.

for R-2.

+ W.P.(C) 4929/2019, CM APPL. 21908/2019, CM APPL.

21909/2019 & CM APPL. 65124/2025 DR. RADHA DUBEY .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Rakesh Khanna, Sr. Adv, Mr. Shree Prakash Sinha, Mr. Rakesh Mishra, Ms. Asmita, Mr. Rishabh Kumar, Advs.

versus GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mrs. Avnish Ahlawat, SC GNCTD-Services, Mr. Nitesh Kumar Singh, Ms. Aliza Alam and Mr. Mohnish Sehrawat, Advs.

Mr. Vardhman Kaushik, Adv.

for R-2.

+ W.P.(C) 7531/2022, CM APPL. 23035/2022, CM APPL.

23036/2022, CM APPL. 23037/2022, CM APPL. 23038/2022 & CM APPL. 6628/2025 DR REETA MONGIA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Varun Singh, Mr. Shikher Upadhyay and Ms. Bhumi Sharma, Advs.

Mr. Santosh Kumar, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Vijay Kumar, Adv. for Petitioner No.3.

versus GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mrs. Avnish Ahlawat, SC GNCTD-Services, Mr. Nitesh Kumar Singh, Ms. Aliza Alam and Mr. Mohnish Sehrawat, Advs. for R-1.

Mr. Vardhman Kaushik, Adv.

for R-2.

+ W.P.(C) 835/2020 DR. MEERA SAINI AND ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Ujjal Banerjee and Mr.

Anmol Sehgal, Advs.

versus GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mrs. Avnish Ahlawat, SC GNCTD-Services, Mr. Nitesh Kumar Singh, Ms. Aliza Alam and Mr.

Mohnish Sehrawat, Advs.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN

J U D G M E N T

ANIL KSHETARPAL, J.

1. The present Writ Petitions seek to set aside the Orders dated 23.05.2017, 25.07.2019, 20.08.2018, 19.02.2019, 23.12.2021 and 23.09.2019 [hereinafter referred to as „Impugned Orders‟] passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi [hereinafter referred to as „the Tribunal‟], in various Original Applications („OAs‟). Since the issues are common, with the consent of learned Counsel representing the part