INSTITUTE OF COST ACCOUNTS OF INDIA vs NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR SCHEDULE CASTES AND ANR

Judgment text excerpt

$~30 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of decision: 11.12.2025 + W.P.(C) 985/2022 & CM APPL. 2788/202220 INSTITUTE OF COST ACCOUNTS OF INDIA ..... Petitioner Through: Mr. G.S Chaturvedi, Mr. Ashok Kr. Choudhary and Mr. Virat Singh, Advs. versus NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR SCHEDULE CASTES AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. T.P Singh, Sr. Central Counsel for R-1. Mr. Afroz Khan, Mr. Piyush Pathak, Adv for R-2 along with R-2 in person. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AVNEESH JHINGAN AVNEESH JHINGAN, J. (ORAL) 1. This petition is filed seeking quashing of communication dated 22.12.2021 of the National Commission for Schedule Castes (in short „Commission‟) and minutes of the meeting held on 17.12.2021. 2. The brief facts are that Sh. Akashdeep Beniwal (hereinafter referred to as „respondent‟) was working as a part-time contractual Sweeper with the petitioner-institute. After the closure of one of the centers of the petitioner-institute the services of the respondent were dispensed with after making a full and final payment. Aggrieved, the respondent approached the Commission and the operational part of Signature Not Verified Signed By:AWANISHW.P.(C) 985/2022 Page 1 of 6 CHANDRA MISHRA Signing Date:17.12.2025 11:00:35 minutes of the meeting dated 22.12.2021 are reproduced below:- “ Minutes of Hearing xxxxxx 2. The authority present in the hearing informed the Commiission that the petitioner contract has expired and his service no longer required R.K. Ashram Centre, Where he was posted, has been closed. 3. After hearing both the party in detail the Commission observed that the petitioner has been working for NIRC from 2012 to 2021 and in accordance with the rule a contractual employee cannot be removed from the service without providing Notice. The commission recommen