$~23 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI # CNR No. DLHC010145572022 + CONT.CAS(C) 416/2022 MRS. PRABHJEET KAUR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Naginder Benipal, Mr Ankit Siwach, Mr Umesh Singh Tomar, Mr Sonu Tomar, Ms Tanya, Mr Akhil pratap Singh, Ms Bhasha Jha and Mr Santosh Kumar Gupta, Advs. versus DIRECTORATE OF EDUCATION & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Laitka Choudhary, Adv. for R-1. Mr. Tejpartap Singh, Advocate for R-2 & R-3. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA O R D E R % 05.10.2026 1. Contempt Petition under Sections 10 and 11 of Contempt of Courts Act and Article 215 of the Constitution of India has been filed on behalf of the Petitioner against Respondents for wilful disobedience of Order dated 09.09.2021 passed by this Court in W.P.(C) 9917/2020, operative part of which reads as under: “6. On a specific query to Ms. Chowdhury, whether the services of the petitioner have been terminated, the answer is in the negative. In fact, I have been informed by Mr. Mishra that departmental proceedings have been initiated against the petitioner for certain misconduct and the proceedings are in progress. Be that as it may, as there is no approval of the Director of Education within 15 days of the suspension of the petitioner, the suspension vide order dated February 06, 2020 needs to be set aside. 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 08/10/2026 at 11:14:16 It is ordered accordingly. 7. The petitioner shall be reinstated, with all benefits, as if there was no order of suspension. The petition is disposed of.” 2. On specific query, learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that Petitioner is in service and is also getting regular salary. Her grievances, as stated in the Affidavit of Compliance dated 20.09.2023, are as under: “3. It is submitted that despite the orders of this Hon'ble Court the salary of the petitioner was not being released despite repeated requests being made to Respondents, however no heed was paid to the requests of the petitioner, being aggrieved by the same, the petitioner preferred the present contempt petition. The respondents on the directions being issued by this Hon'ble Court have been issuing the salary of the petitioner in a delayed manner. It is submitted that the salary of the petitioner is still due for the month of August, 2023. 4. That Respondent No. 3 is a Government Aided School wherein the salary of the staff of the school is borne 95% by Respondent No. 1 and 5% Respondent No.3 i.e., School, it is pertinent to mention herein that the Respondent No.3 have failed to make payment towards the 5% salary and the petitioner is being forced to pay the same out of her own pocket in order to get her salary released. The 5% salary payable to the petitioner is being paid one month by the petitioner herself and one month by the school management. Copy of the Screenshots of the 5% salary being borne by the petitioner is annexed herewith as ANNEXURE A1. 5. That the petitioner is also not being paid the Diwali bonus due every year since her re-instatement in Respondent No. 3 School, which is in clear violation of the order passed by this Hon'ble Court.” 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 08/10/2026 at 11:14:16 3. From the averments made in the Petitioner‟s Affidavit of Compliance, it is evident that her complaint is not in respect of non-compliance of Order dated 09.09.2021, but only grievance is in regard to regular salary and bonus not being paid. 4. Nothing more survives in the present Contempt Petition, which is hereby, disposed of, with liberty to the Petitioner to seek remedy appropriate in accordance with law. Pending Applications also stand disposed of. NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J. OCTOBER 05, 2026/R 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 08/10/2026 at 11:14:16