AJAY KUMAR GUPTA vs JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY

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$~5 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Decided on: 13.08.2025 + W.P.(C) 4523/2023 AJAY KUMAR GUPTA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Bhushan Kapur, Advocate alongwith Petitioner in Person. versus JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY .....Respondent Through: Mr. Vasanth Rajasekaran, Senior Standing counsel for JNU with Mr. Karan Prakash, Mr. Harshvardhan Korada, Mr. Om Bali & Mr D. Kumar, Advocates. [M:- 8826502108] CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN PRATEEK JALAN, J. (ORAL) 1. The petitioner is a retired employee of Jawaharlal Nehru University [“JNU”]. He has filed this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution, seeking coverage under the Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 [“CCS (Pension) Rules”], also known as the Old Pension Scheme [“OPS”]. 2. The petitioner was first engaged by JNU in the year 1989 in temporary service, as part of the Genetic Engineering Unit [“GEU”]. GEU was shut down in the year 1998, following which some of the Signature Not Verified Signed By:BHUPENDER W.P.(C) 4523/2023 Page 1 of 5 Signing Date:14.08.2025 14:35:01 erstwhile employees approached this Court by way of W.P.(C) 5480/1998, seeking regularisation. Pursuant to the directions given by this Court in the said writ petition, by order dated 21.03.2000, the petitioner’s case was also considered by JNU. By a communication dated 09.08.2000, he was selected for appointment as a temporary Junior Engineer (Electrical) for a period of one year. It is undisputed that he continued in the service of JNU by way of various temporary appointments, until he was appointed as Junior Engineer (Electrical) on regular basis with effect from 22.12.2009. This appointment was notified by Office Order dated 15.01.2010, which provided that the petitioner would be entitled to the benefit of the New Pens