Ms. Dapinder Kaur and Anr. v. Dav Public School and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Settlement finality — disposal of LPAs Nos. 648/2023 and 649/2023 (11.03.2024) on payment of 50% backwages bars subsequent writ petition by reinstated DAV Public School employees for refund of House Rent Allowance and Travel Allowance deductions from November 2016 with 24% interest; allowance claims cannot be segregated from back wages; quietus to entire dispute attained finality and binds parties in entirety; Director of Education to adjudicate back-wage calculation disputes; Delhi School Tribunal reinstatement backdrop; petition dismissed (Sanjeev Narula, J., 20.01.2026).
What did the court decide?
The contention that the settlement was confined only to back wages and did not extend to allowances is wholly untenable; if accepted, it would render the settlement between the parties recorded in judicial proceedings entirely nugatory, the Petitioners having been represented by counsel and having agreed with full knowledge of their rights.