$~13 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 04th August, 2026 # CNR No. DLHC011077002025 + CONT.CAS(C) 4/2026 SUSHILA VIKAS MAHESHKAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. G D Chawla and Mr. Rajesh Chauhan, Advocate (through VC) versus VINEET JOSHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Farman Ali, CGSC with Ms. Usha Jamnal and Ms. Tanya, Advocates for R-1 Mr. Nilansh Gaur, Advocate for R-2 (through VC) CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA MINI PUSHKARNA, J (ORAL): 1. The present petition has been filed alleging wilful disobedience of the order dated 15th July, 2025, passed by this Court in W.P.(C) 9908/2025. 2. Vide order dated 15th July, 2025, it had been directed as follows: Digitally Signed By:HARIOM SHARMA Signing Date:09.08.2026 18:00:52 Signature Not Verified 3. The present petition came to be filed, since the statutory appeal of the petitioner filed before the President’s Secretariat, is yet to be decided. 4. Today, learned counsel appearing for the Union of India (“UOI”) has handed over to this Court a letter dated 04th August, 2026, issued by the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India, which reads as under: Digitally Signed By:HARIOM SHARMA Signing Date:09.08.2026 18:00:52 Signature Not Verified 5. By referring to the aforesaid letter, learned counsel for the UOI submits that the President’s Secretariat has already advised that a personal hearing be given to the petitioner herein, at an appropriate level, so that she is able to present and elaborate upon the grounds of the statutory appeal filed by her. 6. Learned counsel appearing for respondent no. 2, i.e., National Institute of Technology, Delhi (“NIT”), confirms receipt of the aforesaid letter from the Government of India. 7. The letter dated 04th August, 2026, issued on behalf of the NIT has been handed over to this Court, which is reproduced as under: Digitally Signed By:HARIOM SHARMA Signing Date:09.08.2026 18:00:52 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:HARIOM SHARMA Signing Date:09.08.2026 18:00:52 Signature Not Verified 8. Learned counsel appearing for the NIT submits that in terms of the letter dated 04th August, 2026 issued by the UOI, personal hearing shall be granted to the petitioner within a period of ten days, from today. 9. He further submits that the said hearing shall be given in the presence of a representative of the Ministry of Education, UOI. 10. At this stage, this Court notes the submission made by learned counsel appearing for the UOI that after the requisite hearing is granted to the petitioner, the file shall be reverted back to the Ministry of Education, UOI, within 15 days of the conclusion of the hearing. 11. He, thus, submits that thereafter the Ministry of Education, UOI, shall Digitally Signed By:HARIOM SHARMA Signing Date:09.08.2026 18:00:52 Signature Not Verified forward all the documents to the President’s Secretariat. It is submitted that the Hon’ble President of India is the visitor of the NIT, and shall decide the statutory appeal of the petitioner. 12. The aforesaid submissions are taken note of. 13. Accordingly, the respondents are directed to take time bound directions for the purposes of disposing the statutory appeal of the petitioner. 14. Since the judgment, the compliance of which is sought in the present case, is of the year 2025, it is directed that the process for disposal of the statutory appeal of the petitioner shall be taken expeditiously, preferably, within a period of three months after receipt of the records from the NIT. 15. Needless to state, in case the respondents do not follow the timelines as aforesaid, the petitioner would be at liberty to revive the present petition. 16. Noting the aforesaid, the present petition is disposed of. MINI PUSHKARNA, J AUGUST 4, 2026 ak By:HARIOM SHARMA Signing Date:09.08.2026 18:00:52