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Union Of India & Ors vs Shalu Gupta
2025 Latest Caselaw 1550 Del

Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 1550 Del
Judgement Date : 23 January, 2025

Delhi High Court

Union Of India & Ors vs Shalu Gupta on 23 January, 2025

Author: C. Hari Shankar
Bench: C. Hari Shankar
                  $~91 to 99
                  *         IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
                  +         W.P.(C) 9038/2014

                            UNION OF INDIA & ORS                .....Petitioners
                                          Through: Mr. Amit Anand and Mr. S.
                                          Bansal, Advs.

                                                         versus

                            PARTHA P. CHATTARAJ & ORS            .....Respondents
                                         Through: Mr. M.K. Bhardwaj, Ms.
                                         Priyanka M. Bhardwaj, Mr. Maria Mugesh
                                         Kannan and Mr. Himanshu Bhardwaj, Advs.

                  +         W.P.(C) 10246/2015

                            UNION OF INDIA & ORS                 .....Petitioners
                                          Through: Mr. Amit Anand and Mr. S.
                                          Bansal, Advs.

                                                         versus

                            PRADEEEP KUMAR & ORS.                .....Respondents
                                        Through: Mr. M.K. Bhardwaj, Ms.
                                        Priyanka M. Bhardwaj, Mr. Maria Mugesh
                                        Kannan and Mr. Himanshu Bhardwaj, Advs.

                  +         W.P.(C) 10247/2015

                            UNION OF INDIA & ORS.               .....Petitioners
                                          Through: Mr. Amit Anand and Mr. S.
                                          Bansal, Advs.

                                                         versus

                            JIGNESH JAYENDRA MODI & ORS.          .....Respondents
                                         Through: Mr. M.K.        Bhardwaj, Ms.
Signature Not Verified
Digitally Signed By:AJIT
                     W.P.(C) 9038/2014 and connected matters               Page 1 of 5
KUMAR
Signing Date:28.01.2025
16:41:37
                                                          Priyanka M. Bhardwaj, Mr. Maria Mugesh
                                                         Kannan and Mr. Himanshu Bhardwaj, Advs.

                  +         W.P.(C) 10344/2015

                            UNION OF INDIA & ORS                 .....Petitioners
                                          Through: Mr. Amit Anand and Mr. S.
                                          Bansal, Advs.

                                                         versus

                            PRIYANKA DUTTA & ORS                                 .....Respondents
                                        Through:

                  +         W.P.(C) 10345/2015

                            UOI AND ORS                                         .....Petitioners
                                                         Through: Mr. Amit Anand and Mr. S.
                                                         Bansal, Advs.

                                                         versus

                            ASHU AND ORS                                          .....Respondents
                                                         Through:

                  +         W.P.(C) 10346/2015

                            UOI AND ORS                                         .....Petitioners
                                                         Through: Mr. Amit Anand and Mr. S.
                                                         Bansal, Advs.

                                                         versus

                            PAYAL ABICHANDANI                                     .....Respondent
                                        Through:

                  +         W.P.(C) 10347/2015

Signature Not Verified
Digitally Signed By:AJIT
                     W.P.(C) 9038/2014 and connected matters                              Page 2 of 5
KUMAR
Signing Date:28.01.2025
16:41:37
                             UNION OF INDIA & ORS                .....Petitioners
                                          Through: Mr. Amit Anand and Mr. S.
                                          Bansal, Advs.

                                                         versus

                            SHALU GUPTA                                         .....Respondent
                                                         Through: Mr. M.K. Bhardwaj, Ms.
                                                         Priyanka M. Bhardwaj, Mr. Maria Mugesh
                                                         Kannan and Mr. Himanshu Bhardwaj, Advs.

                  +         W.P.(C) 10349/2015

                            UNION OF INDIA & ORS                .....Petitioners
                                          Through: Mr. Amit Anand and Mr. S.
                                          Bansal, Advs.

                                                         versus

                            SHIKHA GUPTA                                         .....Respondent
                                                         Through:

                  +         W.P.(C) 10356/2015

                            UOI AND ORS                                         .....Petitioners
                                                         Through: Mr. Amit Anand and Mr. S.
                                                         Bansal, Advs.

                                                         versus

                            CHINMAY GARG AND ORS                 .....Respondents
                                        Through: Mr. M.K. Bhardwaj, Ms.
                                        Priyanka M. Bhardwaj, Mr. Maria Mugesh
                                        Kannan and Mr. Himanshu Bhardwaj, Advs.


                            CORAM:
                            HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR
                            HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL
Signature Not Verified
Digitally Signed By:AJIT
                     W.P.(C) 9038/2014 and connected matters                              Page 3 of 5
KUMAR
Signing Date:28.01.2025
16:41:37
                                                          ORDER (ORAL)
                  %                                        23.01.2025


                  C. HARI SHANKAR, J.


1. After these matters were heard for some time, Mr. Amit Anand, learned Counsel for the petitioners, submits that the petitioners are, in view of the impugned judgment of the Tribunal, continuing to renew the respondents' contract for five years at a time and will continue to do so, subject, however, to the outcome of Civil Appeal 16354/2019 pending in the Supreme Court against the judgment dated 1 August 2018 passed by the High Court of Kerala at Ernakulam in OP (CAT) 4350/20131.

2. In that view of the matter, he does not press these petitions but prays that the implementation of the impugned order be made subject to the outcome of the litigation pending before the Supreme Court.

3. We clarify that, therefore, while we are upholding the impugned order, and recording the statement of Mr. Anand that the renewal for the respondents would continue to be five years at the time, if the respondents are aggrieved by any action taken by the petitioners consequent to the disposal of the Civil Appeal 16354/2019 pending before the Supreme Court against a judgment of the High Court of Kerala at Ernakulam, their rights to challenge the said decision in accordance with law shall remain reserved.

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4. With the aforesaid observations, these writ petitions are disposed of.

C. HARI SHANKAR, J.

AJAY DIGPAUL, J.

JANUARY 23, 2025/aky

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