Full Judgment
$~81 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 1244/2026 ASHA ARORA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Dinesh Chander Yadav, Advocate.
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GREENFIELDS PUBLIC SCHOOL AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Gaurav Dhingra, Mr. Shashank Singh, Advocates for R-2.
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA ORDER % 29.01.2026 1. The Petitioner asserts that she was employed with the Respondent School since 1984 as an Assistant Teacher and retired on 31 st January, 2023 after rendering 39 years of service. 2. The grievance of the Petitioner pertains to the alleged non-payment of gratuity and leave encashment dues. In this regard, the Petitioner states that she has submitted representations to the school, to which no response has been received. 3. Reliance is also placed on a legal notice dated 12 th December, 2025 issued by counsel for the Petitioner, setting out her claims. 4. Since, at this juncture, no response has been received from the Respondent, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to the Respondent School to consider and decide the Petitioner’s representations
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 30/01/2026 at 13:39:59 annexed with the petition, as well as the claims raised in the legal notice dated 12th December, 2025, within a period of six weeks from today. In the event the decision of the school is not favourable to the Petitioner, she shall be at liberty to avail of appropriate remedies in accordance with law. 5. With the above directions, the present petition is disposed of. The Court has not commented on the merits of the case. All rights and contentions of the parties are left open.
SANJEEV NARULA, J JANUARY 29, 2026/ab
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