New Delhi, May 30 -- The Delhi government told the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) that it would reinstate Dr Vandana Bagga, who was suspended as the director of Delhi's health and family department shortly after the Delhi elections were announced in January last year, her lawyer said on Friday.

CAT had earlier quashed the suspension as a violation of the model code of conduct that was in effect at the time. But, challenging a Delhi High Court stay on the CAT order on an appeal by the government, Bagga had moved the Supreme Court, which ruled in her favour. She subsequently filed an application at tribunal seeking execution of the SC order.

Bagga's lawyer, Abhijit Mishra told HT that, during a hearing on Friday, "The government of...