INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, DELHI vs JITENDER KUMAR

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment Reserved on: 10.12.2025 Judgment pronounced on: 15.12.2025 + W.P.(C) 10078/2019, CM APPL. 65656/2025, CM APPL. 66239/2025 & CM APPL. 66240/2025 INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, DELHI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. T. Singhdev, Ms. Ramanpreet Kaur, Ms. Tanishq Srivastava, Mr. Abhijit Chakravarty, Mr. Sourabh, Mr. Vedant and Ms. Yamini Singh, Advocates. versus JITENDER KUMAR .....Respondent Through: Mr. Vinay Kumar Ojha, Advocate. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE CHANDRASEKHARAN SUDHA JUDGMENT CHANDRASEKHARAN SUDHA, J. 1. The present writ petition under Article 226 and Article 227 of the Constitution of India (the Constitution), has been filed by the respondent/management (the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi) in ID No. 79/2015 on the file of the Central Government Signature Not Verified W.P.(C) 10078/2019 Page 1 of 30 Signed By:KOMAL DHAWAN Signing Date:15.12.2025 14:49:06 Industrial Tribunal cum Labour Court-I, Dwaraka Courts, Delhi, (the tribunal) aggrieved by the Award dated 05.03.2019, by which the claimant/workman has been held entitled to reinstatement of service on the same post, with 50% back wages. 2. In this writ petition, unless otherwise specified, the parties shall be referred to as described in the original claim petition. 3. In the statement of claim, it is alleged thus: The claimant/workman, is the son of late Shri Kesari Nandan, a permanent employee of the respondent/management, who while in service expired on 07.07.2007. Pursuant to the death of his father, his mother sought appointment for him on compassionate grounds and vide communication dated 23.01.2008, she was informed that he had been appointed under the Board of Hostel Management (BHM). The claimant/workman was issued an appointment letter dated