HARISH VATS & ORS. vs UNION OF INDIA & ANR.

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$~14 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 15.12.2025 + W.P.(C) 9954/2022 HARISH VATS & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Varun Mudgil, Mr. Rakesh Kumar, Ms. Garima Anand, Mr. Ansh Sharma and Ms. Eti Kushwaha, Advocates. versus UNION OF INDIA & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Vedansh Anand, SPC with Mr. Kush Garg, Advocate for UOI. Mrs. Avnish Ahlawat, SC with Mr. Nitesh Kumar Singh, Ms. Aliza Alam and Mr. Mohnish Sehrawat, Advs. for DoE. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN NAVIN CHAWLA, J. (ORAL) 1. This petition has been filed by the petitioners, praying for the following reliefs: “a) Issue an appropriate writ, order or direction in the nature of Certiorari to quash the impugned Order Dated 09/0312022, in the matter of Harish Vats & Ors. Vs Department Signature Not Verified Signed By:RENUKA W.P.(C) 9954/2022 Page 1 of 8 NEGI Signing Date:18.12.2025 16:18:06 of Expenditure & Anr., passed by Ld. Central Administrative Tribunal, PB, New Delhi in O.A/497/2022; &/or b) Issue an appropriate writ, order, or direction to the Respondent No.2 to declare that the impugned action on the part of Govt. of NCT of Delhi, Respondent No.2 herein, in not paying the proper Dearness Allowances to the Petitioners, who are working as Part-Time Vocational Teachers as payable to their regular counter parts/Post Graduate Teachers (PGT's), is illegal, arbitrary, unjustified and is in violation of A.l4 & 21 of the Constitution of India; &/or c) Issue an appropriate writ, order, or direction to the Respondent No.2 to Declare that the Petitioners are entitled to increase in DA twice a year in consonance with the increase in DA as given to the regular PGTs retrospectively w.e.f. January 2013 till date and, accordingly, direct the Responde