Shreyashi Tiwari and Ors. Vs Govt of NCT of Delhi and Ors. — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Shreyashi Tiwari and Ors. Vs Govt of NCT of Delhi and Ors. — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

No substantive relief granted; writ petition disposed of with a request to the Central Administrative Tribunal to consider, if OA 782/2026 cannot be taken up for disposal, whether the interim order deserves to be continued, on the pleadings as they exist today; no opinion expressed on merits.

Issue for consideration

Whether, in the event OA 782/2026 cannot be taken up on 12 May 2026, the Central Administrative Tribunal should be requested to take up the petitioners' prayer for interim relief and for vacation of the interim order already passed.

Court's answer

The Court requested the Tribunal that, in the event it is not able to take up OA 782/2026 for disposal, it consider whether the interim order deserves to be continued.

Ratio / Principle

As agreed by learned counsel for the parties, any consideration of the prayer for interim relief or its vacation is to be on the basis of the pleadings as they exist today.

Key takeaways

The writ petition is disposed of in the aforesaid terms, and the Court expressly recorded that it has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the matter.ratio¶¶20
Either side, should it continue to remain aggrieved by the orders passed by the Tribunal, would have its remedies available in law.obiter¶¶21

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Delhi High Court (C. Hari Shankar and Om Prakash Shukla, JJ.), oral order dated 20.04.2026, disposed of W.P.(C) 5092/2026 (Shreyashi Tiwari and Ors. v. Govt of NCT of Delhi and Ors.). Counsel for the petitioners sought that, if OA 782/2026 before the Central Administrative Tribunal cannot be taken up on its listing of 12 May 2026, the Tribunal take up the petitioners' prayer for interim relief and for vacation of the interim order already passed. The Court requested the Tribunal accordingly to consider whether the interim order deserves to be continued, with the agreement of learned counsel for the parties that such consideration be on the basis of the pleadings as they exist today. The Court expressly clarified that it had not expressed any opinion on the merits, and that either side aggrieved by the Tribunal's orders would have its remedies available in law.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

- W.P.(C) 5092/2026, CM APPLs. 24985/2026 & 24986/2026

SHREYASHI TIWARI AND ORS .....Petitioners

Through: Ms. Esha Mazumdar, Mr. Setu Niket and Mr. Manish Kumar, Advs.

versus

GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mrs. Avnish Ahlawat, SC with Mr. Nitesh Kumar Singh, Ms. Aliza Alam and Mr. Mohnish Sehrawat, Advs. for R- 1/GNCTD

Ms. Anita, CGSPC with Ms. Arya Kumari, GP with Mr. Dev Bharti, Ms. Swati Puri and Mr. Ankit Tyagi, Advs. for R-2

Mr. Colin Gonsalves, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Hetvi Patel and Mr. Kaoliangpou Kamei Advs. for R-3 to R-22

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA

ORDER (ORAL)

% 20.04.2026

C. HARI SHANKAR, J.

1. After some hearing, Ms. Esha Mazumdar, learned Counsel for the petitioners prays that the Central Administrative Tribunal¹ may be requested, in the event that OA 782/2026 cannot be taken up on 12 May 2026 when it is listed, the Tribunal to take up the aspect of interim relief and the prayer made by the petitioners for vacation of the interim order already passed.

1 “the Tribunal”, hereinafter Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:AJITW.P.(C) 5092/2026 KUMAR Signing Da te:2 2.04.2026 11:55:37

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2. We accordingly request the Tribunal that, in the event that it is not able to take up OA 782/2026 for disposal, to consider the aspect of whether the interim order deserves to be continued.

3. Learned Counsel for the parties are agreeable that in case the prayer for interim relief / vacation thereof is to be considered, it may be considered on the basis of the pleadings as they exist today.

4. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. We make it clear that we have not expressed any opinion on the merits of the matter.

5. Nonetheless, either side, should it continue to remain aggrieved by the orders passed by the Tribunal, would have its remedies available in law.

C. HARI SHANKAR, J.

OM PRAKASH SHUKLA, J.

APRIL 20, 2026 /aky

Signature Not Verified

Digitally Signed By:AJITW.P.(C) 5092/2026 KUMAR Signing Da te:2 2.04.2026 11:55:37

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