UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION vs SUNITA CHUGH & ANR.

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$~112 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 18.03.2025 + W.P.(C) 3287/2025 & CM APPL. 15554-56/2025 UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION .....Petitioner Through: Mr.Manoj Ranjan Sinha & Mr.Vishal Agrawal, Advs. versus SUNITA CHUGH & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Ms.Sriparna Chatterjee, Mr. Soumitra Chatterjee & Mr.Manish & Mr.Ashwin Romy, Advs. for R-1. Ms.Gauri Goburdhun, Panel Counsel with Mr.K.S. Jaggi, Adv. for R-2. 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 03.01.2023 passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Tribunal’) in O.A. No. 3705/2017, titled Sunita Kumari Chugh v. University Grants Commissions & Anr., allowing the said Original Application filed by the respondent herein with the following directions:- Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 3287/2025 Page 1 of 4 By:RENUKA NEGI Signing Date:22.03.2025 16:44:23 “9. As there is a merit on the side of the applicant, who has been discriminated by the respondents, we hereby set aside the impugned order dated 01.08.2017 and the respondents are directed to convene a DPC within a period of three months from the date of the receipt of a certified copy of this Order. If the applicant is found otherwise eligible, he shall also be given notional promotion on the post Deputy Secretary with effect from 01.05.2015, the date when he became eligible to the said post. Any consequential benefits shall also be accorded to the applicant.” 2. At the outset we note that the present petition has been filed only on 17.03.2025, that is, after a period of more than two years of the passing of the Impugned Ord