Delhi Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel Orders to Reinstate Fellows Under DARC Programme

GG News Bureau

New Delhi, 27th Sept. After the Delhi High Court stayed the termination of Delhi Assembly Fellows under the Delhi Assembly Research Centre (DARC) fellowship Program, the Speaker of the Delhi Assembly ordered the Fellows to be reinstated and directed that their stipends be paid.

According to a September 26 order from the Secretariat of the Legislative Assembly, “Whereas the Hon’ble High Court vide its Order dated September 21 in the matter of Subhashini Ratan and Ors V. Legislative Assembly NCT of Delhi and Ors has directed that the petitioners be not discontinued and be given their stipends till the next date of hearing.”

“The Delhi Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel, in view of the above court cases, has vide his order dated September 26 directed that ‘Thus in view of the decisions of the Supreme Court and Article 14 of the Constitution of India, and to avoid burdening the court with unnecessary litigation, I hereby reinstate the Fellows, Associate Fellows and Associate Fellows (Media) who are affected by the order dated August 8, and further direct that due stipends be paid to them. This would be subject to further orders of the High Court,” read the letter.

The case will be heard next on December 6.