NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA SAMITI vs NIDHI RANI AND ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI W.P.(C) 60/2025 and CAV 10/2025, CM APPLs. 177/2025 & 178/2025 NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA SAMITI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ashok Kumar Poddar, Advocate versus NIDHI RANI AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. K. Venkatraman and Mr. Avinash, Advocates CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 07.01.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. Respondents 1 to 10 in the present writ petition were the applicants before the Central Administrative Tribunal1 in OA 683/20232. 2. The Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti3 issued, on June-July 2022, an advertisement, inviting applications for various posts. The respondents applied for the post of Teacher in Art4. The essential and desirable 1 “the Tribunal” hereinafter 2 Nidhi Rani v Department of School Education & Literacy & others 3 “NVS” hereinafter 4 “Art Teacher” hereinafter 3. Despite successfully clearing the written test, the respondents were not allowed to participate in the interview for the post of Art Teacher, on the ground that they did not possess the prescribed Essential Qualifications. The educational qualifications of the respondents were as under: 4. Aggrieved there