M/S UNITAS FOODS PVT. LTD. vs MR. GYANENDER

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$~25 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 24.04.2025 + W.P.(C) 12520/2021, CM APPL. 39413/2021 M/S UNITAS FOODS PVT. LTD. .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Naomi Chandra, Adv. versus MR. GYANENDER .....Respondent Through: Mr. Pran Krishna Jana, Adv. with Respondent in-person CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE TARA VITASTA GANJU TARA VITASTA GANJU, J.: (Oral) CM APPL. 39414/2021[Exemption] 1. This Application has already been disposed of by the Court on 09.11.2021. W.P.(C) 12520/2021, CM APPL. 39413/2021[Stay] 2. The Respondent is physically present before the Court today. 3. At the outset, learned Counsel for the Petitioner submits that the balance amount of the wages due under Section 17-B of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 has been paid to the Respondent. 3.1 A Demand Draft of the balance amount has been handed over by the learned Counsel for the Petitioner to the Respondent, who is physically present before the Court. 4. The present Petition has been filed by the Petitioner seeking to challenge an award dated 13.01.2020 passed by Ld. Labour Court-V, Rouse Avenue, Delhi [hereinafter referred to as ‘Impugned Award’]. The grievance of the Petitioner/Management as articulated in the present Petition is that the Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:RAHUL Signing Date:13.05.2025 W.P.(C) 12520/2021 Page 1 of 12 12:51:32 Impugned Award was passed by the learned Labour Court wherein the Respondent (Claimant before the learned Labour Court) was awarded reinstatement in service and full back wages along with continuity of service and other consequential benefits. 5. Briefly the facts are that the Respondent was appointed at the designation of Marketing Executive by the Petitioner on 01.12.2012 and was later promoted to the designation of Purchase Manager. The