NEW DELHI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN & ANR. vs KALPANA SHARMA & ORS.

$~66 & 67 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI W.P.(C) 4646/2026, CM APPLs. 22658/2026 & 22659/2026 NEW DELHI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Ms. Archana Pathak Dave, ASG with Mr. Vaibhav Agnihotri, ASC with Ms. Suruchi Khandelwal, Mr. Vidit Pratap Singh and Mr. Raghav Sharma, Advs. versus KALPANA SHARMA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Dr. Monika Arora, with Mr. Subhrodeep Saha, Ms. Anamika Thakur and Mr. Abhinav Verma, Advs. W.P.(C) 4649/2026, CM APPLs. 22666/2026, 22667/2026 & 22668/2026 NEW DELHI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL & ANR. .....Petitioners Through: Ms. Archana Pathak Dave, ASG with Mr. Vaibhav Agnihotri, ASC with Ms. Suruchi Khandelwal, Mr. Vidit Pratap Singh and Mr. Raghav Sharma, Advs. versus RITIKA ARORA & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Dr. Monika Arora, with Mr. Subhrodeep Saha, Ms. Anamika Thakur and Mr. Abhinav Verma, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 13.04.2026 1. These writ petitions, at the instance of the New Delhi Municipal Council1, assail a common order dated 25 November 2025 passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal2 in OA 20/20223 and OA 3069/2021