M/S MOHAN BROTHERS vs MR. MITHILESH PANDEY

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 10.02.2025 Judgment pronounced on: 13.02.2025 + W.P.(C) 12960/2019 & CM APPL. 52840/2019 M/S MOHAN BROTHERS .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Ashutosh Rana, Advocates. versus MR. MITHILESH PANDEY .....Respondent Through: Mr. Basab Sengupta and Mr. R.S. Kaushik, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA JUDGMENT GIRISH KATHPALIA, J.: 1. This writ action, brought under Article 226 of the Constitution of India assails Labour Court Award dated 25.05.2019 whereby, holding that services of the respondent workman were illegally terminated, the petitioner management was directed to pay him a compensation of Rs.5,00,000/-. On service of notice of the petition, the respondent entered appearance through counsel before the predecessor bench. I have heard learned counsel for both sides and perused the records. W.P.(C) 12960/2019 Page 1 of 16 pages Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, ou=DELHI HIGH COURT, GIRISH KATHPALIA 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45569af3962c6fb4835d435f 97626cacca, postalCode=110003, st=DELHI, serialNumber=D3E86796451EC45C07B5D15570996B40F80CBD2EEE60 402C487965FF801E26FA, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2025.02.13 14:26:13 -08'00' Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:13.02.2025 18:21:31 2. Succinctly stated, circumstances leading to the present petition are as follows. 2.1 The Deputy Labour Commissioner, Government of NCT of Delhi sent a Reference to the Labour Court as to whether the present respondent had received full and final payment on his own volition from the present petitioner or his services were terminated by the present petitioner illegally or unjustifiably and if so, the relief to which he is entitled. 2.2