DAV MODEL SCHOOL & ANR. vs DIRECTORATE OF EDUCATION & ORS.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI LPA 21/2025, CM APPL. 1560/2025, CM APPL. 1561/2025 & CM APPL. 1562/2025 DAV MODEL SCHOOL & ANR. .....Appellants Through: Mr. Atul Kumar, Adv. versus DIRECTORATE OF EDUCATION & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. K.S. Kashyap, Adv. for R-4 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 30.01.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. This appeal is directed against order dated 8 October 2024 passed by a learned Single Judge of this Court in WP(C) 4431/2017. 2. The aforesaid writ petition was preferred by one Neetu Kumar, who is Respondent 4 herein, for a direction to the appellant school to release her salary in the grade of Trained Graduate Teacher w.e.f. 19 September 2006. During the course of the proceedings, however, Respondent 4 pressed the relief only with respect to grant of financial upgradations under the Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACP) as prayed in prayer clause (iv) and (v) of the writ petition. 3. During the course of the writ petition, the following order came 2019. “On 25.09.2017, ld. counsel for the petitioner stated before the Court that the school may grant benefits of Modified