MS POOJA ANAND vs BASIC CHEMICALS COSMETICS AND DYES EXPORT PROMOTION COUNCIL (CHEMEXCIL) & ANR.

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$~4 & 43 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Decided on 23.01.2025 + W.P.(C) 355/2025 MS POOJA ANAND .....Petitioner versus BASIC CHEMICALS COSMETICS AND DYES EXPORT PROMOTION COUNCIL (CHEMEXCIL) & ANR. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 16740/2023 POOJA ANAND .....Petitioner versus BASIC CHEMICALS COSMETIC AND DYE EXPORT PROMOTION COUNCIL AND ANR. .....Respondents Appearance:- Mr. Vivek Kumar Tandon, Ms. Mamta Tandon, Ms. Prerna Tandon & Mr. Harshit S. Gahlot, Advocates for Petitioner in Item No. 4. Mr. Aayush Agarwala & Mr. Prakash Jha, Advocates in Item No. 43 Mr. Sanjoy Ghose, Senior Advocate with Mr. Pradeep Desodya, Mr. Amandeep Singh, Mr. Vinay Ranjan, Mr. Dilip K. Niranjan, & Mr. Mohit Garg, Advocates for R-1 in Item Nos. 4 & 43. Ms. Saumya Tandon, CGSC with Mr. Gaurav Singh Sengar, Advocate and Mr. Amit Acharya, Govt. Pleader for R-2/UOI in Item No. 4. [M:-9810907029]. Mr. Arjun Mahajan, SPC for UOI with Mr. Apoorv Upmanyu & Mr. Harsh Vashist, Advocates for UOI. [M:-9810047321] CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN PRATEEK JALAN, J. (ORAL) 1. These two writ petitions have been filed by the same petitioner against her employer - Basic Chemicals, Cosmetics and Dyes Export Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:SHITU NAGPAL W.P.(C) 355/2025 Page 1 of 6 Signing Date:24.01.2025 17:39:58 Promotion Council [“CHEMEXCIL”]. In W.P.(C) 16740/2023, the petitioner seeks grant of child care leave, whereas in W.P.(C) 355/2025, she challenges a Human Resource Policy implemented by CHEMEXCIL with effect from 08.01.2024. 2. Notice has been issued in the first writ petition by order dated 08.01.2024, and in the counter affidavit filed by CHEMEXCIL, it has taken a preliminary objection, contesting the maintainability of proceedings under Article 226 of the Constitution agains