AMITA KUMARI vs FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA & ORS

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 13.11.2025 Judgment pronounced on: 21.11.2025 + W.P.(C) 2089/2017 & CM APPL. 9144/2017 AMITA KUMARI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ashish Aggarwal, Mr. O P Faizi, Mr. Anand Aggarwal, Mr. Himanshu Singh, Ms. Nishtha Verma, Mr. Rahul Malik & Ms. Tanya Jain, Advs. versus FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA & ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Manoj & Ms. Aparna Sinha, Advs. for R1. + W.P.(C) 5782/2017 & CM APPL. 24109/2017 RITU GAHLOT .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Keshav Sethi, Mr. Hemant Gulati, Mr. Sobhit & Ms. Aanchal, Advs. versus FOOD CORPORATION OF INDIA & ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Manoj & Ms. Aparna Sinha, Advs. for R1. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AVNEESH JHINGAN JUDGMENT 1. These two petitions are being disposed of by this order as the issue involved is similar. For convenience, the facts are being taken from W.P.(C) 2089/2017. 2. This petition is filed seeking quashing of orders dated 20.09.2013 and 03.07.2015, terminating the services of the petitioner Signature Not Verified Signed By:AWANISHW.P.(C) 2089/2017 & connected matter Page 1 of 9 CHANDRA MISHRA Signing Date:22.11.2025 04:29:05 and dismissing the appeal respectively. 3. The brief facts are that the Food Corporation of India (for short „FCI‟) on 12-18.03.2005 issued advertisement for recruitment on various posts, including the post of Assistant Grade II (Hindi) (for short „AG-II‟). The petitioner applied for the post of AG-II in the category of Other Backward Classes (OBC). On being successful in written examination and interview, petitioner was offered appointment by letter dated 03.12.2007. On acceptance of offer of the appointment, the caste certificate produced by the petitioner was sent for verification to District Officer, Gautam Budh Nagar,