KESHAV DUTT & ORS vs DELHI TOURISM & TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LIMITED & ANR

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$ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 07.04.2026 Judgment delivered on: 19.06.2026 Judgment uploaded on: As per Digital Signature~ + LPA 307/2015 & CM APPL 9205/2015 KESHAV DUTT & ORS .....APPELLANTS versus DELHI TOURISM & TRANSPORT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LIMITED & ANR .....RESPONDENTS Advocates who appeared in this case For the Appellants : Mr. Rakesh Tiku, Sr. Advocate along with Mr. Sandeep Kumar, Mr. Ashish, Mr. Monu Kumar, Advocates. For the Respondents : Mr. Prashnot Chander Sen, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Siddhant Nath and Ms Vanisha Mehta, Advocates for R1. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V. KAMESWAR RAO HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MANMEET PRITAM SINGH ARORA JUDGMENT V. KAMESWAR RAO, J. 1. This intra court appeal lays a challenge to the order dated 07.04.2015 (impugned order) passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.(C) No.3295/2015 whereby the learned Single Judge has dismissed the writ petition filed by the appellants herein by stating in paragraph 15 as under:- Signature Not Verified Signed By:PRADEEP LPA 307/2015 Page 1 of 10 SHARMA Signing Date:19.06.2026 17:17:38 “15. It is therefore clear that the ratio of the judgment in the case of Umadevi (supra) really prevents regularization of persons who have been appointed pursuant to such an advertisement and which advertisement itself required employment only for a limited period, and therefore such persons who have been appointed for a limited period in terms of the advertisement requiring their appointments for limited periods, cannot seek regularization.” 2. The appellants numbering 11 had approached the learned Single Judge seeking regularisation of their services with the respondent no.1 / Delhi Tourism & Transport Development Corporation (DTTDC). Their case was that they were meeting the elig