$~70 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010438432026 + W.P.(C) 13489/2026 & CM APPL. 62966/2026 NEENA TANWAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Kshitij Kumar, Mr. Deepak Tanwar and Mr. Rajdev Kumar, Advocates. versus GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA O R D E R % 16.09.2026 1. This writ petition seeks the following relief: “a. Issue writ order or direction in the nature of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ/order/directions to the Respondents for appointment in service to the petitioner on compensate ground in place of her deceased husband Late Sh. Mukesh Kumar Tanwar, Post Graduate Teacher (PGT) Fine Art.” 2. At the outset, counsel for the Respondents objects to the maintainability of the present petition on the ground that the dispute raised herein pertains to compassionate appointment claimed by the widow of a deceased employee of the Government of NCT of Delhi, which falls within the jurisdiction of the Central Administrative Tribunal under Section 14 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985. Reliance is placed on the decision 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 18/09/2026 at 11:45:58 of the Supreme Court in L. Chandra Kumar v. Union of India & Ors.,1 wherein it was held that, in areas for which Tribunals have been constituted, they are to function as courts of first instance. The jurisdiction of the High Court under Articles 226 and 227 remains unaffected, but is ordinarily exercised after the matter has first been considered by the Tribunal. 3. In view of the above, counsel for the Petitioner seeks leave to withdraw the present petition with liberty to approach the Central Administrative Tribunal, in accordance with law. 4. Leave and liberty as prayed for, are granted. 5. The Court has not commented on the merits of the case. All rights and contentions of the parties are left open. 6. Disposed of along with any pending application. SANJEEV NARULA, J SEPTEMBER 16, 2026/as 1 (1997) 3 SCC 261. 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 18/09/2026 at 11:45:58