Delhi High Court
W.P.(C)/16471/2025 of MONIKA Vs UNION OF INDIA & ANR. on 30 September 2026
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W.P.(C) 16471/2025
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
CNR No. DLHC010830492025
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W.P.(C) 16471/2025 & CM APPL. 67464/2025
MONIKA
.....Petitioner
Through:
Mr. Mohd. Tarif, Advocate.
versus
UNION OF INDIA & ANR.
.....Respondents
Through:
Mr. Somesh Chandra Jha,
Advocate for R-2.
CORAM:
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN
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1. The petitioner was a candidate for appointment as Trained Graduate Teacher – Physical Education Teacher (Female), pursuant to a recruitment initiated by respondent No. 2 – National Education Society for Tribal Students [“NESTS”] in the year 2023. She was called for document verification, but has subsequently not been issued an appointment letter.
2. The petitioner has made representations on 18.06.2025 and 22.07.2025, and also issued a legal notice dated 20.08.2025 to respondent No.2-NESTS in this regard.
3. Mr. Mohd. Tarif, learned counsel for the petitioner, limits the relief sought in the present petition to consideration of the petitioner’s representation.
4. Mr. Somesh Chandra Jha, learned counsel for NESTS, who This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 05/10/2026 at 11:18:53
W.P.(C) 16471/2025
appears on advance notice, states upon instructions that the petitioner was ineligible as she did not have the requisite educational qualification provided in the advertisement. He states that reasons for her rejection will be communicated to her in writing, within a period of two weeks from today.
5. The petition, alongwith pending application, is accordingly disposed of on the above submissions, and without prejudice to the rights and remedies of the petitioner on merits. PRATEEK JALAN, J SEPTEMBER 30, 2026 ‘pv’/SM/ This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 05/10/2026 at 11:18:53