RAJNI vs GOVT. OF NCT & ORS.

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 12.02.2026 Judgment pronounced on: 20.02.2026 Judgment uploaded on: 20.02.2026 + W.P.(C) 8707/2009 RAJNI ...Petitioner Through: Mr. Sachin Chauhan, Adv. versus GOVT. OF NCT & ORS. ...Respondents Through: Mr. Vikrant Nilesh Goyal, Mr.Yash Basoya, Mr. Rakshit Tyagi and Mr. Kunal Dixit, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN JUDGMENT ANIL KSHETARPAL, J. 1. By way of the present petition filed under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India, 1950 [hereinafter referred to as ‘the Constitution’] the Petitioner assails the correctness of order dated 29.01.2009 [hereinafter referred to as ‘IO-1’] passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi [hereinafter referred to as the ‘Tribunal’], whereby the Original Application (OA) filed by the Petitioner came to be dismissed. 2. Along with assailing the order passed by the Tribunal, the Petitioner also seeks to challenge the findings of the Enquiry Officer Signature Not Verified Signed By:SAVITA PASRICHA Signing Date:20.02.2026 W.P.(C) 8707/2009 Page 1 of 14 13:13:09 [hereinafter referred to as ‘Impugned Findings/IF’], the Order dated 08.12.2006 passed by the Disciplinary Authority [hereinafter referred to as ‘IO-2’] and the Order dated 01.05.2007 passed by the Appellate Authority [hereinafter referred to as ‘IO-3’], all of which found the Petitioner to be guilty of corruption. 3. In order to comprehend the issue arising for the adjudication of this Court, the relevant facts are required to be noticed. BRIEF BACKGROUND OF THE CASE: 4. On 11.09.2002, the Petitioner was appointed as a Woman Constable in Delhi Police on compassionate grounds. While she was posted as a Daily Diary (DD) Writer at Pol