Ashutosh Dixit & Ors. v. Rajya Sabha Secretariat through Its Secretary General & Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Regularization of contractual employees; Rajya Sabha Secretariat; Sansad Television; Article 226 Constitution of India; apprehension of illegal termination; extension of contractual services two years from 01.07.2025; increment; committee on regularization per Jaggo v. Union of India, 2024 SCC OnLine 3826; report due 31.10.2025; coordinate-bench orders W.P.(C) 6214/2025 (Anna Gupta, 09.05.2025) and W.P.(C) No.8732/2025 (Rakesh Kumar, 01.07.2025); W.P.(C) 8590/2025; Delhi High Court; Manoj Kumar Ohri, J.; order dated 14.07.2025; petition disposed, merits not commented.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of in the terms recorded: respondents (upon instructions) stated that services of contractual employees would be extended for two years from 01.07.2025 with an increment from that date, and that a committee would examine the regularization prayer in light of Jaggo v. Union of India (2024 SCC OnLine 3826), submitting its report latest by 31.10.2025; pending applications disposed of likewise; petitioners free to approach the Court again if aggrieved. Merits left unaddressed.