NEETU BHAGAT vs ALL INDIA COUNCIL FOR TECHINCAL EDUCATION

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 17.09.2025 W.P.(C) 8172/2023 & CM APPL. 31343/2023 NEETU BHAGAT .....Petitioner Through: Ms.Shantha Devi Raman and Ms.Tanisha Gopal, Advs. versus ALL INDIA COUNCIL FOR TECHINCAL EDUCATION .....Respondent Through: Mr.Anil Soni, Senior Advocate with Mr.Devvrat Yadav, Mr.Chandan Prajapati, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN NAVIN CHAWLA, J. (ORAL) 1. This petition has been filed, challenging the Order dated 16.05.2023 passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as ‘Tribunal’) in O.A. No. 471/2023, titled Neetu Bhagat v. All India Council for Technical Education, dismissing the O.A. filed by the petitioner herein. 2. The brief facts giving rise to the present petition are that the petitioner was working as Assistant Director in PB-III G.P. Rs.6600/- in the National Institute of Agricultural Marketing (NIAM). She was 2016. By an Order dated 04.12.2020, the petitioner was absorbed to the post of Deputy Director with the respondent w.e.f. 21.12.2020. 3. The petitioner wished to apply for promotion to the post of Director and, ac