SMT. SARITA BATRA vs STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) & ANR.

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$~7 & 8 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 7th February, 2026 + W.P.(CRL) 1638/2023 & CRL.M.A. 15263/2023 & CRL.M.A. 23803/2023 SMT. SARITA BATRA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Sanjeev Mahajan and Ms. Simran, Rao, Advocates along with petitioner- in-person versus STATE (GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI) & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Amol Sinha (ASC) with Mr. Manan Wadhwa, Kshitiz Garg and Mr. Ashvini Kumar, Advocates for State Mr. Bhupender Singh and Mr. Shubham Sagar, Advocates for R-2/ Complainant SI Nitesh Singh, PS Mukherjee Nagar + W.P.(CRL) 1346/2024 & CRL.M.A. 13215/2024 MOHINDER KUMAR CHADHA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Rama Nath Jha, Mr. Yogyank Mishra and Mr. Abhishek Raj, Advocates versus GOVT OF NCT DELHI THROUGH SHO & ANR. ....Respondents Through: Mr. Sanjeev Bhandari, ASC (Criminal) along with Mr. Arjit Sharma and Ms. Sakshi Jha, Advocates for State Mr. Bhupender Singh and Mr. Shubham Sagar, Advocates for R-2/ Complainant SI Nitesh Singh, PS Mukherjee Nagar CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. Both the aforesaid petitions are connected. 2. Mr. Ram Prakash Chaudhary (respondent no. 2 in both the petitions) was, at the relevant time, posted as Post Graduate Teacher (Mathematics) in Signature Not Verified Signed By:SONIA W.P.(CRL) 1638/2023 & W.P.(CRL) 1346/2024 1 THAPLIYAL Signing Date:10.02.2026 10:35:52 Govt. Boys Senior Secondary School, Rohini, Delhi. He was charged with misconduct of tampering and altering marks of some of the students which resulted in initiation of departmental proceedings against him. 3. In such departmental proceedings, Ms. Sarita Batra [petitioner in W.P. (CRL)1638/2023] was made Inquiry Officer and Mr. Mohinder Kumar Chadha [petitioner in W.P. (CRL) 1346/2023] was appointed Presentin