NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA SAMITI vs NIDHI RANI AND ORS

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$~41 * 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 Signature Not Verified WP(C) 60/2025 Page 1 of 7 Digitally Signed By:AJIT KUMAR Signing Date:30.01.2025 19:51:29 qualifications for the post of Art Teacher, as per the advertisement, were as under: Essential Qualifications “Four years Recognized Diploma in any discipline of Fine Arts as Drawing/Painting/Sculpture/Graphic Arts/Crafts after passing Senior Secondary Examination (Class XII or equivalent) OR Five years Recognized Diploma in any discipline of Fine Arts as Drawing/Painting/Sculpture/Graphic Arts/Crafts after passing Secondary Examination (Class X or equivalent) OR Degree in Fine Arts/Crafts from a recognized University OR B. Ed. Degree in Fine Arts from Regional College of Education. Desirable Qualifications “(i) B. Ed. Degree (ii) Working knowledge of English and Hindi or other Regional Language. (iii) Experience of Working in a residential School. (iv) Working knowledge of Co