SMT. RAJESH RATHI vs GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS.

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 14.10.2025 Pronounced on: 12.11.2025 W.P.(C) 10215/2019 SMT. RAJESH RATHI .....Petitioner Through: Mrs. Gouri Karunadas Mohanti, Mr. Suraj Kumar Singh Ms.Saumya Shikkha, and Mr.Pawan Kumar Sharma Advs. versus GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mrs. Avnish Ahlawat, Standing Counsel with Mr. Nitesh Kumar Singh Ms.Aliza Alam and Mr.Mohnish Sehrawat, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN JUDGMENT MADHU JAIN, J. 1. This petition has been filed challenging the Order dated 09.07.2019 passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Tribunal’) in O.A. No. 2478/2018, titled Smt. Rajesh Rathi v. GNCTD & Ors., whereby the learned Tribunal dismissed the O.A. filed by the petitioner. 2. The petitioner had filed the above O.A. seeking the following reliefs: 3. In a nutshell, the background of the case is that the petitioner is employed as a TGT (Mathematics) at the Government Co-Ed Senior Secondary School, Hiran Kudna, New Delhi. She sought Child Care Leave ( in short, ‘CCL’) on multiple occasions to take care of her