GEETIKA vs DSSSB & ANR.

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on : 23.03.2026 Judgment delivered on : 04.05.2026 + W.P.(C) 3615/2026 and CM APPL. 17528/2026 GEETIKA .....Petitioner versus DSSSB & ANR. .....Respondents Advocates who appeared in this case: For the Petitioner : Mr. K. C. Mittal and Mr. Keshav Poonia, Adv. For the Respondents : Ms. Avnish Ahlawat, SC along with Mr. Nitesh Kumar Singh, Ms. Aliza Alam and Mr. Mohnish Sehrawat, Advs. Mr. Saurabh Seth, SC along with Mr. Kabir Dev, Adv. for R-2. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN JUDGMENT AMIT MAHAJAN, J. Signature Not Verified Signed By:HARMINDER KAUR W.P.(C) 3615/2026 Page 1 of 9 Signing Date:04.05.2026 16:26:00 1. The present Petition is filed assailing order dated 19.01.2026 (hereinafter ‘impugned order’) passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal Principal Bench, New Delhi (hereinafter ‘Tribunal’) in O.A. No. 1763/2021, whereby the Original Application filed by the Petitioner was dismissed. 2. Succinctly stated, the Petitioner participated in the recruitment process for the post of Junior Stenographer (English), initiated by Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board (DSSSB), Respondent No.1, vide Advertisement No. 02/2012. The Petitioner qualified Tier- I written examination and the Tier-II shorthand and type writing skill test. Subsequently, vide Result Notice dated 13.12.2018, DSSSB, Respondent No.1, provisionally selected 16 candidates in the unreserved category and placed 12 candidates, including the Petitioner, on the waiting list. The said notice specified that the waiting list would remain valid for one year, i.e., up to 12.12.2019. 3. Before the expiry of the waiting list, the New Delhi Municipal Corporation, Respondent No.2, returned the dossi