Promotion – PGT (Home Science) - CAT Quashes denial of promotion, orders review DPC for Home Science teachers
New
Delhi, May 15, 2025:
To
address long-standing promotion disparities, the Principal Bench of the Central
Administrative Tribunal (CAT) has set aside the Delhi Government’s decision to
deny promotion to four Trained Graduate Teachers (TGT) in Home Science and
directed a review of the Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) proceedings of
2017.
The
Bench comprising Judicial Member Ms. Pratibha K. Gupta and Administrative
Member Dr. Chhabilendra Roul held that the applicants — Parul Budhiraja,
Sunita, Shalini Bansal, and Pooja — were unfairly deprived of ad-hoc promotion
to the post of PGT (Home Science) in 2015-16. In contrast, two other teachers
with the same qualifications — Sneh Lata Yadav and Mamta — were promoted and
regularized in 2019.
The
Tribunal observed that the Recruitment Rules (RRs) prescribed a “short course
in Home Science” as a mandatory qualification, but such a course does not exist
in any university or institute. Nevertheless, the authorities insisted on this
condition, resulting in discrimination.
The
case was argued by Advocate Mr. Anuj Aggarwal, who contended that stressing a
non-existent qualification while selectively relaxing it for others violated
the principles of equality and fairness.
Quashing
the order dated February 26, 2018, which had denied promotion, CAT directed
that a review meeting of the DPC of December 21, 2017, be convened within eight
weeks. If the applicants are found suitable, they should be granted ad-hoc
promotion from the same date their batchmates were promoted, along with
regularization from 2019 and all consequential benefits (on a notional basis).
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