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HIGH COURT OF DELHI
W.P.(C) 8529/2014
Date of Decision: 04.12.2014 IN THE MATTER OF:
KAWALJIT KAUR WALIA ..... Petitioner
Through: Mr. Ajay Kumar, Advocate
Through: Ms. Nidhi Raman, Advocate for R-1 to
R-3/DOE.
JUDGMENT
1. The present petition has been filed by the petitioner, who claims to have been regularly employed by the respondent No.4 and 5/School to the post of TGT, praying inter alia for directions to the School to pay her the arrears recommended under the Fifth and Sixth Pay Commissions and gratuity dues alongwith interest.
2. A perusal of the paper book reveals that before approaching this Court, the petitioner did not take any steps to agitate her grievance against the respondents No.4 and 5/School before the respondents No.1 2014:DHC:6711 and 3/DOE. Further, the petitioner has not placed on record any document to establish that she was a regularly appointed teacher in the respondents No.4 and 5/School, for claiming entitlement to the arrears of pay under the Fifth and Sixth Pay Commissions.
3. Counsel for the petitioner states that though the petitioner has been making representations to the respondents No.4 to 5/School with copies marked to the respondents No.1 to 3/DOE, she has not addressed an independent representation to the respondents No.1 to 3/DOE. He submits that the petitioner may be permitted to withdraw the present petition while reserving her right to submit a detailed representation to the respondents No.1 to 3/DOE ventilating her grievance against the respondents No.4 and 5/School, for redressal.
4. In view of the aforesaid submission, it is deemed appropriate to dispose of the present petition with liberty granted to the petitioner to file a substantive representation before the respondents No.1 to 3/DOE within two weeks from today. The petitioner shall enclose all the relevant documents including her letter of appointment, with the said representation to enable the respondents No.1 to 3/DOE to consider her grievance after calling upon the respondents No.4 and 5/School to give its response. A copy of the reply furnished by the respondents No.4 and 5/School shall also be furnished to the petitioner for her to reply thereto. Thereafter, the respondents No.1 to 3/DOE shall take a decision under written intimation to the parties within four weeks from the date of conclusion of hearing and ensure that compliances, if any, of its orders are made in a time bound manner, in accordance with law.