GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS. vs LAJ HANDA AND ANR.

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$~2 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 14.07.2025 + W.P.(C) 15530/2023 & CM APPL. 62193/2023 GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr.Gaurav Dhingra, Mr.Shashank Singh, Advs. with Mr.B. S. Rawat, CI-DTTE. versus LAJ HANDA AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr.V.K.Tandon, Ms.Prerna Tandon, Ms.Mamta Tandon, Advs. for R-1 Mr.Sanjay Katyal, Ms.Kritika Gupta, Advs. for R-2/DDA. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RENU BHATNAGAR NAVIN CHAWLA, J. (ORAL) 1. This petition has been filed by the petitioner challenging the Order dated 10.04.2023 passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as the, ‘Tribunal’) in Original Application No.194/2018, titled Smt. Laj Handa v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Ors., whereby the learned Tribunal allowed the O.A. filed by the respondent no.1 herein and directed the petitioners to count the Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 15530/2023 Page 1 of 6 By:RENUKA NEGI Signing Date:17.07.2025 19:52:19 service rendered by the respondent no.1 with the respondent no.2 /Delhi Development Authority (DDA) herein from 13.12.1967 to 14.05.1974 on a notional basis and to fix her pension accordingly. 2. The respondent no.1 had filed the above O.A. before the learned Tribunal, contending that she had served the respondent no.2/DDA with effect from 13.12.1967 to 14.05.1974. She contended that she had applied through the proper channel and was appointed as a Crafts Instructor (Civil) in the office of the petitioner no.2 herein. She joined her duty with the petitioner no.2 on 15.05.1974 and finally superannuated on 31.05.2002. In between she had proceeded on deputation to the Government of Uttar Pradesh on 19.05.1982 and was repatri