NEETU BHAGAT vs ALL INDIA COUNCIL FOR TECHINCAL EDUCATION

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$~25 * 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 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 8172/2023 Page 1 of 15 By:REYMON VASHIST Signing Date:22.09.2025 19:02:03 appointed on deputation basis as Deputy Director with the respondent on 31.05.2016. 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, accordingly, made a representation in that regard vide Letter dated 24.06.2022. The same was rejected by the respondent vide Communication dated 18.11.2022. Further representations were made by the petitioner, however, the same also stood rejected by the respondent. 4. Aggrieved thereby, the petitioner filed the above O.A. before the learned Tribunal, praying for the following reliefs: “(a)