$~57 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 09.04.2026 + LPA 243/2026, CM APPL. 22855/2026 & CM APPL. 22856/2026 DR SHIBLI JAMEEL AHMAD .....Appellant Through: Mr. Adit S. Pujari, Mr. Nehal Siddiqui and Mr. Manvinder Singh Shekhawat, Advocates.

versus JAMIA HAMDARD (DEEMED UNIVERSITY) .....Respondent Through: Dr. Swaroop George, Mr. Mobashshir Sarwar, Mr. Abhinandan Jain, Mr. Shivam Prajapati, Mr. Abhigyan Dwivedi, Mr. Kartikey and Mr.

Takrim Ahsan Khan, Advocates.

CORAM:

HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA TEJAS KARIA, J. (Oral

1. The present Letters Patent Appeal has been filed by the Appellant being aggrieved by the judgment dated 10.02.2026 (“Impugned Judgment”) passed in W.P.(C) 1406/2025 (“Writ Petition”) whereby the Writ Petition seeking direction to the Respondent sought by the Appellant to convert the CPF-cum-Gratuity Scheme (“CPF Scheme”) to the GPF-cum- Pension Scheme (“GPF Scheme”) with consequential pensionary benefits was dismissed.

2. The Appellant was appointed on the post of Lecturer on 28.09.1999 with the Respondent – University and retired as a Professor on 31.07.2025 at the Department of Pharmacology, School of Pharmaceutic