W.P.(C) 1672/2025 & Connected Matters $~86 to 88 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 1672/2025 & CM APPL. 8195/2025 MS NEHA VIZ AND ORS .....Petitioners versus THE SECRETARY EDUCATION GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 1675/2025 & CM APPL. 8199/2025 MS NIKHAT AND ORS .....Petitioners versus THE SECRETARY EDUCATION GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 1683/2025 & CM APPL. 8212/2025 MS ARCHANA SHARMA AND ORS .....Petitioners versus THE SECRETARY EDUCATION GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents Appearance:- Mr. Kshitiz Mahipal, Advocate for Petitioners in Item Nos. 86 to 88. [M:-9999994372]. Mrs. Avnish Ahlawat, SC-GNCTD (Service) with Mr. N.K. Singh, Ms. Laavanya Kaushik, Ms. Aliza Alam, Mr. Mohnish Sehrawat & Mr. Amitoj Chadha, Advocates for Respondents in Item Nos. 86 to 88. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN O R D E R % 11.02.2025 1. The petitioners have filed these writ petitions against the Directorate of Education [“DoE”], Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi [“GNCTD”], with regard to increase in renumeration This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 13/02/2025 at 12:53:52 W.P.(C) 1672/2025 & Connected Matters of the contractual employees under the Samagra Shiksha Delhi. 2. Mrs. Avnish Ahlawat, learned Standing Counsel for DoE, who appears on advance notice, takes a preliminary objection that the disputes are amenable to the jurisdiction of the Central Administrative Tribunal [“the Tribunal”] under the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985. She clarifies that the jurisdiction of the Tribunal is attracted even in the case of contractual workers. 3. In view of the aforesaid objection, Mr. Kshitiz Mahipal, learned counsel for the petitioners, seeks permission to withdraw these writ petitions, with liberty to approach the Tribunal. 4. The writ petitions, alongwith the pending applications, are dismissed as withdrawn with liberty as aforesaid. 5. It is made clear that this Court has not entered into the merit of the disputes in these writ petitions. PRATEEK JALAN, J FEBRUARY 11, 2025 ‘pv/AD’/ This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 13/02/2025 at 12:53:52