MRS. POONAM AGARWAL vs GOVERNMENT OF NCT AND ORS.

$~P-2 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Decided on: 26.09.2025 W.P.(C) 9134/2018 MRS. POONAM AGARWAL .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sunil Singh Parihar and Mr. Ankit Dwivedi, Advocates. versus GOVERNMENT OF NCT AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Latika Choudhury, Advocate. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN JUDGMENT 1. By way of this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution, the petitioner assails an order dated 28.06.2018, by which the respondents decided not to renew her contract for the post of District Program Manager [“DPM”], National Health Mission. She also seeks reinstatement in the said post with all consequential benefits. 2. The petitioner was first appointed on 28.01.2014 as DPM in the Integrated District Health Society [“IDHS”], South-East District, Saket, which is the district level implementation arm of the National Health Mission. On 29.11.2016, she was transferred to IDHS Shahdara, at her request. 3. The terms and conditions of engagement, issued to the petitioner on 13.02.2014, include the following: “1. The contractual engagement is upto 31.12.2014 as per policy of NRHM / DSHM subject to quarterly review of performance against the parameters