DR. RADHA DUBEY vs GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS.

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 09.04.2026 Judgment pronounced on: 16.04.2026 Judgment uploaded on: 16.04.2026 + W.P.(C) 4929/2019 DR. RADHA DUBEY .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Rakesh Kumar Khanna, Sr. Adv. along with Mr. Shree Prakash Sinha, Ms. Arushi Jindal, Ms. Trishla Kumari and Mr. Rishabh Kumar, Advs. versus GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Avnish Ahlawat, SC along with Mr. Nitesh Kumar Singh, Ms Aliza Alam and Mr Mohnish Sehrawat, Advs. Ms Manisha Agrawal Narain, CGSC along with Ms. Aditi Singh and Mr. Siddhant Soti, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN JUDGMENT ANIL KSHETARPAL, J.: CM APPL.20376/2026 [For recall/modification of judgment dated 10.03.2026.] 1. This judgment shall dispose of the present application filed by the Petitioner seeking recall/modification of the detailed judgment dated 10.03.2026, whereby a batch of seven (07) connected Writ Signature Not Verified Signed By:JAI NARAYAN Signing Date:16.04.2026W.P.(C) 4929/2019 Page 1 of 8 12:34:40 Petitions involving identical questions of law and fact came to be decided. 2. By the aforesaid judgment, this Court held that the Petitioner in the present Writ Petition, along with other similarly situated doctors who were initially engaged on contractual basis and were subsequently inducted into regular service, would not be entitled to reckon their period of contractual engagement for the purpose of seniority. However, such contractual service was directed to be considered only for the limited purpose of qualifying service towards pension, subject to the applicable rules. 3. While examining the individual cases of the respective Petitioners, the following finding came to be recorded in respect of the