URVASHI CHAUHAN vs KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN & ANR.

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$~1 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 17972/2024, CM APPL. 76506/2024 URVASHI CHAUHAN .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Malaya Kumar Chand, Adv. with petitioner in person versus KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. S. Rajappa, Ms. R. Gowrishankar and Ms. G. Dhivyasri, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 07.01.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. This litigation is a fall out of the following order dated 19 March 2024 passed by the Supreme Court in Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan v Neena Khatri1: “1. Heard Mr. R. Venkatramani, learned Attorney General assisted by Mr. S. Rajappa, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners. Also heard Mr. Siddharth R. Gupta and Mr. Ankur Chhibber, learned counsel appearing for the respondents. 2. On 01.12.2023, when these cases were last listed, the following order was passed: “Heard Mr. R. Venkataramani, learned Attorney General for India appearing for the petitioners. The learned Attorney General submits that as the present matter pertains to large scale transfer of teachers of Kendriya Vidyalayas and regular recruitment process has been undertaken, the 1 SLP (C) 24825/2023 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:AJIT WP(C) 17972/2025 Page 1 of 9 KUMAR Signing Date:24.01.2025 15:28:18 Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan may like to revisit the process of rationalisation of the teachers, in the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan Schools. Accordingly, he prays for time to receive further instructions. ***** 3. The affidavit filed thereafter on 01.02.2024 by the Joint Commissioner (Personnel), Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (“KVS”) indicates that the decision has been taken to drop the transfers insofar as the present group is concerned. Then the cases of i