DELHI SUBORDINATE SERVICES SELECTION BOARD AND ANR vs NIHARIKA PUHAN

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 28.07.2025 Pronounced on: 21.08.2025 + W.P.(C) 17595/2024 & CM APPL. 74873/2024 DELHI SUBORDINATE SERVICES SELECTION BOARD AND ANR .....Petitioners Through: Mr.S.K. Mishra, Adv versus NIHARIKA PUHAN .....Respondent Through: Mr.Ritank Kumar, Adv + W.P.(C) 1282/2025 & CM APPL. 6328/2025 & 6330/2025 KUSUM GUPTA .....Petitioner Through: Mr.Anuj Aggarwal, Mr.Pradeep Kumar & Mr.Lovekesh Chauhan, Advs versus DELHI SUBORDINATE SERVICES SELECTION BOARD & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mrs.Avnish Ahlawat, SC for GNCTD (Services) with Mr.Nitesh Kumar Singh, Ms.Aliza Alam, Mr.Mohnish Sehrawat, Advs CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN JUDGMENT NAVIN CHAWLA, J. 1. These petitions have been filed by the petitioners, challenging the Order dated 05.08.2024 passed in O.A. No. 2517/2022, titled Niharika Puhan v. Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board & Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 17595/2024 & 1282/2025 Page 1 of 21 By:REYMON VASHIST Signing Date:21.08.2025 18:09:14 Ors. (in W.P. (C) 17595/2024), and the Order dated 06.12.2024 passed in O.A. No. 1832/2023, titled Kusum Gupta v. Chairman Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board & Ors. (in W.P. (C) 1282/2025), by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as the „Tribunal‟). 2. By the Impugned Order dated 05.08.2024 passed in O.A. No. 2517/2022, the O.A. filed by the respondent herein was allowed by the learned Tribunal, directing the petitioners to process the OMR answer sheet of the respondent for evaluation and, if found to meet the merit list and otherwise eligible, to grant consequential relief by issuing an offer of appointment. 3. In contrast, by the Order dated 06.12