Dr. Arati Pandey Vs Gargi College — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Dr. Arati Pandey Vs Gargi College — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Exemption allowed in CM APPL. 17300/2026; statement of respondents nos. 1 and 2 that no appointment shall be made for 04 months to the Assistant Professor (Hindi) vacancy at Gargi College advertised on 03.07.2025 noted; learned Single Judge requested to expedite W.P.(C) 3116/2026, preferably concluding within 04 months, with possible preponement of the fixed date; parties to exchange affidavits at the earliest; appointment of the appellant on the post to continue till the writ petition is disposed of.

Issue for consideration

Whether the exemption sought in CM APPL. 17300/2026 should be allowed. +1 more

Court's answer

CM APPL. 17300/2026 (exemption) is allowed, subject to all just exceptions, and the application is disposed of.

Ratio / Principle

The learned Single Judge is requested to expedite the proceedings of W.P.(C) 3116/2026 and conclude the same at the earliest, preferably and if possible within 04 months; for that purpose the date fixed in the writ petition proceedings may be preponed.

Key takeaways

The parties are to exchange their affidavits in the writ petition in the shortest possible time.ratio¶¶22
Appointment of the appellant on the post in question shall continue till the writ petition is disposed of.ratio¶¶24

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

LPA 143/2026 (Dr. Arati Pandey v. Gargi College and Delhi University), High Court of Delhi (Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya, CJ and Tejas Karia, J), disposed of by order dated 19.03.2026. CM APPL. 17300/2026 (exemption) allowed. Counsel for Gargi College (respondent no. 1) and Delhi University (respondent no. 2) stated that, as regards the post of Assistant Professor (Hindi) at Gargi College advertised on 03.07.2025, no appointment shall be made for 04 months; the Court noted the statement and requested the learned Single Judge to expedite W.P.(C) 3116/2026, pending before the Single Judge, concluding it preferably within 04 months, with preponement of the fixed date if possible. Parties directed to exchange affidavits at the earliest. Further directed that the appointment of the appellant on the post continue till the writ petition is disposed of.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

- LPA 143/2026

DR. ARATI PANDEY .....Appellant

Through: Mr. Colin Gonsalves, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Rajan Mani and Mr. Jepi Chisho, Advs.

versus

GARGI COLLEGE .....Respondent Through: Ms. Beenashaw N. Soni and Ms. Mansi Jain, Ms. Ann Joseph, Ms. Katyani Malhotra, Advs. for R- 1/Gargi College Mr. Santosh Kumar, Mr. Ritik Dwivedi, Advs. for R-2.

CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA

O R D E R

% 19.03.2026

CM APPL. 17300/2026 (exemption)

Exemption allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

The application stands disposed of.

LPA 143/2026 & CM APPL. 17301/2026

Heard learned counsel representing the parties.

At the outset, Ms. Beenashaw N. Soni, learned counsel representing the respondent no.1/Gargi College and Mr. Santosh Kumar, learned counsel representing the respondent no.2/Delhi University have stated that so far as the vacancy in the post of Assistant Professor in Hindi at Gargi College is

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concerned, which has been advertised on 03.07.2025, no appointment shall be made for a period of 04 months.

Learned counsel representing the respondents have prayed that some observation may be made by the Court so that the writ petition filed by the appellant, which is pending disposal before the learned Single Judge may be expedited.

Accordingly, the statement made on behalf of the learned counsel representing the respondent nos.1 and 2 is noted. We request the learned Single Judge to expedite the proceedings of W.P.(C) 3116/2026 and conclude the same at the earliest, preferably and if possible, within 04 months. For the said purpose, the date fixed in the proceedings of the writ petition may be preponed.

The parties will exchange their affidavits in the writ petition in the shortest possible time.

The appeal stands disposed of in the aforesaid terms.

We further direct that appointment of the appellant on the post in question shall continue till the writ petition is disposed of.

DEVENDRA KUMAR UPADHYAYA, CJ

TEJAS KARIA, J

MARCH 19, 2026/ j

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