# SONIKA ARYA vs GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI THROUGH ITS CHIEF SECRETARY & ORS.

Court: Delhi High Court
Date: 2026-03-18
Citation: W.P.(C)-15587/2025 2026:DHC:2240-DB
Petitioner: SONIKA ARYA
Respondent: GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI THROUGH ITS CHIEF SECRETARY & ORS.

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## Judgment text (excerpt)

$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 25.02.2026 Judgment pronounced on: 18.03.2026 Judgment uploaded on: 18.03.2026 W.P.(C) 15587/2025 SONIKA ARYA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Anil Singhal, Adv. Versus GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI THROUGH ITS CHIEF SECRETARY & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Avnish Ahlawat, SC along with Mr. Nitesh Kumar Singh, Ms. Aliza Alam and Mr. Mohnish Sehrawat, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN JUDGMENT ANIL KSHETARPAL, J.: 1. Through the present Petition, the Petitioner seeks issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari by assailing the order dated 09.09.2025 [hereinafter referred to as the ‘Impugned Order’] passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi [hereinafter referred to as ‘Tribunal] in Original Application (‘O.A.’) No. 4229/2017 captioned Mrs Sonika Arya v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Ors., whereby the OA preferred by the Petitioner came to be dismissed. 2. By way of the said OA, the Petitioner had sought a direction to the Respondents to consider her for appointment to the post of PGT (Sanskrit) - (Female) under Post Code 178/14 against an 

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