VANDANA SHARMA & ORS. vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgement delivered on: 02.04.2025 + LPA 321/2024 CM APPL. 23754/2024 CM APPL. 52912/2024 VANDANA SHARMA & ORS. .....Appellants Versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents + LPA 806/2024 CM APPL. 47710/2024 VANDANA SHARMA & ORS. .....Appellants versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS. .....Respondents Advocates who appeared in these cases For the Appellants : Mr. Rahul Shukla and Mr. Ramandeep Singh, Advocates for the appellants. For the Respondents : Ms. Avshreya Pratap Singh Rudy, SPC, Ms. Usha Jamwnal, Ms. Harshita Chaturvedi, Mr. Siddhant Nagar, Advocates for R1/UOI. Ms. Avnish Ahlawat, SC Mr. Nitesh Kumar Singh, Ms. Laavanya Kaushik, Ms. Aliza Alam, Mr. Mohnish Sehrawat, Advocates GNCTD. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIBHU BAKHRU HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA Signature Not Verified LPA 321/2024 & LPA 806/2024 Page 1 of 9 Signed By:NEELAM SHARMA Signing Date:02.04.2025 17:08:35 JUDGMENT TEJAS KARIA, J 1. The present Appeals are preferred by the Appellants being aggrieved by the orders and judgments dated 28.02.2024 in W.P.(C) No. 13727/2023 and W.P.(C) No. 103/2024 respectively passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court („impugned order‟) disposing of the said petitions while observing that since the Appellants have been serving the Respondents as “contractual employees” for many years, they would be considered for regular appointments in similar departments where regular recruitment drives are initiated. 2. The impugned order also directed that the Appellants shall be given due age relaxation in accordance with the rules and the years of actual service rendered towards experience shall also be considered relying upon the ratio laid down by the Hon‟ble Supreme Court in „Secretary, State of Karnataka & Ors. vs. Umadevi & Ors.’ r