Overview

• Justice Jasmeet Singh dismissed Dr. Thelma J. Talloo’s Section 34 challenge to a 2012 University of Delhi appeals decision upholding misconduct findings.
• The court accepted the panel’s reliance on a recorded conversation corroborated by witness Meghna Khanna and found the demand and acceptance of a pearl string proved.
• Allegations of audio tampering, absence of forensic testing, bias, and denial of legal representation were rejected after the court noted adequate opportunities to contest evidence.
• The Appeals Committee had earlier reduced the Governing Body’s 2011 dismissal to termination to preserve retirement dues, and the court declined to convert this to voluntary retirement.
• Case O.M.P. 150/2013 was decided on September 12, 2025, concerning Jesus and Mary College under the University of Delhi.