ALKA SRIVASTAVA vs INDIAN COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH & ORS.

$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Judgment Reserved on: 16 January 2025 Judgment Pronounced on: 30 May 2025 LPA 347/2024 ALKA SRIVASTAVA .....Appellant Through: Mr. M.S. Ganesh, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Rao Raj Bahadur Singh, Adv. versus INDIAN COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH & ORS. .....Respondent Through: Mr. Amitesh Kumar, Ms. Priti Kumari & Mr. Mrinal Kishor, Advs. for R- 1/ ICSSR. Dr. S.S. Hooda, Ms. Rashmi Rawat and Mr. Ayushman, Advs. for R-3/CAG. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL JUDGMENT % C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. The appellant was appointed as a Research Assistant in the Indian Council of Social Science Research1 on an ad hoc basis for 6 months, on 13 July 1989. She continued, in the same capacity, till 22 February 1996, during which period her ad hoc appointment was periodically renewed every 6 months with a technical break of 1 day prior to each renewal. 1 "ICSSR" hereinafter 2. During the aforesaid period, the appellant remained absent from duty from 11 March 1996 to 31 August 1996, without sanctioned leave. The ICSSR issued her a Memorandum on 6 March 1997, seeking her explanation for the aforesaid absence. The appellant