REKHA DEWAN vs GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS.

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$~24 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 1820/2026 & CM APPL. 8811/2026 REKHA DEWAN .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Gurupal Singh, Adv. versus GOVERNMENT OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mrs. Avnish Ahlawat SC GNCTD Services, Mr. Nitesh Kumar Singh, Ms Aliza Alam, Mr. Mohnish Sehrawat, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA ORDER(ORAL) % 09.02.2026 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. The prayer clause in this writ petition reads as under: a) Issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order, or direction upholding the Judgment dated 12.01.2026 in OA 4486 of 2025 passed by the Hon’ble Central Administrative Tribunal; b) Issue a Writ of Certiorari or any other appropriate writ, order, or direction quashing the impugned Circular dated 19.10.2023 issued by Respondent No. 2; c) Issue a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order, or direction declaring that the Petitioner is covered by the Old Pension Scheme (CCS Pension Rules, 1972) and directing the Respondents to grant her all consequential benefits, including arrears of pension, from the date of her superannuation; Signature Not Verified d) Issue a Writ of Declaration or any other appropriate writ, Signed By:ANUBHAV W.P.(C) 1820/2026 Page 1 of 3 TRIPATHI Signing Date:11.02.2026 11:56:55 order, or direction declaring Rule 6(2) and Rule 14(2)(c) of the Delhi Health Service (Allopathy) Rules, 2009 as unconstitutional and violative of Article 14 of the Constitution of India, to the extent they deny the benefit of past contractual service for pensionary purposes; and e) Pass any other order(s) as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case. 2. Prayer ‘a’ prays that this Court should uphold the judgme