Dr. Shruti and Ors. v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi
Case brief
What is this about?
W.P.(C) 2492/2026 & CM APPL. 12083/2026, High Court of Delhi, Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjeev Narula, order dated 23.02.2026. Contractual Medical Officers (Ayurveda) — Dr. Shruti and others — petitioned for regularisation by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi through a mandamus. Petition dismissed as not maintainable: jurisdiction lies with the Central Administrative Tribunal ('CAT'); earlier CAT order dated 10th February 2020 (Annexure P-8) had declined the request; 'changed legal position / fresh cause of action' plea did not warrant bypassing the statutory forum; reliance on L. Chandra Kumar v. Union of India & Ors., (1997) 3 SCC 261 — Tribunal remedy to be sought in the first instance. Liberty to approach CAT; merits unexamined; all rights and contentions left open.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the Petitioners to approach the Central Administrative Tribunal in accordance with law; merits of the claims not examined; all rights and contentions left open to be urged before the Tribunal.