KEWAL KISHORE & ORS vs GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS

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$~2 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 24th February, 2025 + CM APPL. Nos. 41036-41037/2023 in CONT.CAS(C) 975/2019 KEWAL KISHORE & ORS .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Arvind Kr. Sharma, Senior Advocate with Mr. Setu Niket and Ms. Aniteja Sharma, Advocates versus GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS .....Respondent Through: Mrs. Avnish Ahlawat, SC, GNCTD with Mr. N K Singh, Ms. Laavanya Kaushik, Ms. Aliza Alam, Mr. Mohnish Sehrawat and Mr. Amitoj Chadha, Advocates. Ms. Puja S Kalra, SC for MCD. Mr. R P Luthra with Mr. Himanshu Luthra, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. Petitioners moved an application seeking direction to respondents to place relevant record regarding the decision taken by Hon’ble Lieutenant Governor of Delhi. Such application was moved by them in W.P.(C) No. 3968/2013. 2. However, when the above said application was taken up by learned Division Bench, on 18.10.2019, it was directed to be registered as contempt petition and to be placed before the Roster Bench, dealing with contempt Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:SONIA THAPLIYAL CONT.CAS(C) 975/2019 1 Signing Date:25.02.2025 19:40:14 petitions. 3. Let me, in a very brief, give the factual matrix, germane for disposal of the present petition. 4. The matter relates to the appointment of the petitioners who were promoted to the posts of Junior Engineer (Civil/Electrical/Mechanical) on ad-hoc basis. These appointments were made way back in the year 2006, by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). 5. It needs to be highlighted that MCD had a provision for promotion to the post of Junior Engineer, by holding a “Limited Departmental Competitive (LDC) Examination” and such quota was 5%. 6. However, MCD on 20.11.2006, took a decision and resolve