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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 05.02.2026 Judgment pronounced on: 20.03.2026 Judgment uploaded on: 20.03.2026 + W.P.(C) 938/2026 & CM APPL. 4600/2026, CM APPL.

4601/2026 GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Petitioners versus SEHDEV & ANR. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 14309/2025 & CM APPL. 58577/2025 GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. .....Petitioners versus ANJANA KUMARI .....Respondent + W.P.(C) 553/2019 , CM APPL. 2530/2019, CM APPL.

13682/2023 GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS .....Petitioners versus MANISHA .....Respondent + W.P.(C) 8979/2019, CM APPL. 37041/2019 & CM APPL.

38975/2019 GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR. .....Petitioners versus BIJENDER SINGH AND ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 10565/2019 & CM APPL. 43719/2019 GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS .....Petitioners versus URMILA .....Respondent + W.P.(C) 10837/2019 & CM APPL. 44872/2019 GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS. .....Petitioners versus RAJANI .....Respondent + W.P.(C) 11348/2019 & CM APPL. 46790/2019 GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI THROUGH ITS CHIEF SECRETARY & ORS .....Petitioners versus GARIMA .....Respondent + W.P.(C) 10765/2019 & CM APPL. 44459/2019 GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS. .....Petitioners versus KM MARSI .....Respondent + W.P.(C) 11793/2019 & CM APPL. 48373/2019 GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS .....Petitioners versus DEEPTI SINGHAL .....Respondent + W.P.(C) 11997/2019 GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI THROUGH ITS CHIEF SECRETARY & ORS .....Petitioners versus DEVI LAL SAINI .....Respondent + W.P.(C) 13224/2019 & CM APPL. 53798/2019 GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR .....Petitioners versus POONAM & ORS .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 506/2023 RIMPY .....Petitioner versus THE GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondent + W.P.(C) 10949/2023 & CM APPL. 42484/2023 GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS .....Petitioners versus SAVITA .....Respondent + W.P.(C) 11351/2023 & CM APPL. 44140/2023 GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS. .....Petitioners versus SANDHYA .....Respondent + W.P.(C) 15993/2023, CM APPL. 64333/2023, CM APPL.

3756/2026 DELHI SUBORDINATE SERVICES SELECTION BOARD (DSSSB) AND ANR .....Petitioners versus POONAM .....Respondent + W.P.(C) 12996/2024 & CM APPL. 54123/2024, CM APPL.

65198/2025 GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS. .....Petitioners versus SARITA & ANR. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 15703/2024, CM APPL. 65935/2024 & CM APPL.

1614/2025 GOVT. OF NCT DELHI AND ORS. .....Petitioners versus SUMIT GAHLOT .....Respondent + W.P.(C) 3625/2025 & CM APPL. 16928/2025 GOVT OF NCT DELHI & ORS. .....Petitioners versus SAROJ KUMAR DAS .....Respondent + W.P.(C) 19763/2025 & CM APPL. 82576/2025, CM APPL.

3719/2026 DELHI SUBORDINATE SERVICES SELECTION BOARD & ANR. .....Petitioners versus RASHMI DAGAR & ORS. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 9718/2019 & CM APPL. 40100/2019 GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS. .....Petitioners versus ADITYA KUMAR MISHRA .....Respondent + W.P.(C) 12220/2025 & CM APPL. 49801/2025 GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. .....Petitioners versus RAMAVTAR DHOBI .....Respondent Present for the Petitioners:

Mr. Gaurav Dhingra, Mr. Shashank Singh and Mr. Bhupendra Singh Advs.

Ms. Avnish Ahlawat, SC along with Mr. Uday Singh Ahlawat, Ms.

Tania Ahlawat and Mr. Nitish Kumar Singh, Advs.

Mr. Sujeet Kumar Mishra and Mr. Harsh Kumar Pandey, Advs.

Present for the Respondents:

Mr. Anil Mittal and Mr. Shaurya Mittal, Advs.

Mr. Anuj Aggarwal, Ms. Divya Aggarwal, Mr. Pradeep Kumar, Mr.

Shubham Bahl and Ms. Tanya Rose Advs.

Mr. Siddhant Gautam and Mr. Vivek Vishal Gautam, Advs.

Mr. Anil Singal and Ms. Nandita Sharma, Advs.

Mr. Saurabh Seth, Adv.

Mr. Himank Pal, Proxy Counsel.

Mr. Yudhvir Singh Chauhan, Adv.

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 batch of 21 Petitions have been filed by the Petitioners assailing 21 distinct judgments and orders rendered by the Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi [hereinafter referred to as „Tribunal‟], whereby the lis concerning the rejection of the candidature of shortlisted can