MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI vs KRISHAN KUMAR & ORS.

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$~68 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + LPA 11/2025 and CM APPLs. 750-751/2025 MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI .....Appellant Through: Dr. Divya Swamy, Standing Counsel with Ms. Akriti Singh and Mr. Rishav Ranjan, Advocates versus KRISHAN KUMAR & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Rajiv Agarwal, Ms. Surbhi B., Ms. Meghna De and Ms. L. Gangmei, Advocates CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 09.01.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. We are not inclined to entertain this appeal either on the aspect of maintainability or on merits. 2. The appeal preferred under Clause X of the Letters Patent as applicable to this Court, assails an ad interim order dated 6 December 2024 passed by a learned Single Judge of this Court in WP (C) 12045/2024. 3. WP (C) 12045/2024 emanated out of an award dated 18 March 2020 passed by the learned Industrial Tribunal, which in turn Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:AJIT LPA 11/2025 Page 1 of 12 KUMAR Signing Date:22.01.2025 19:30:59 adjudicated a claim by the respondents workmen for regularization of their services on the post of Driver from the date of initial joining. 4. The Industrial Tribunal held in favour of the workmen. 5. Aggrieved thereby, the MCD approached the learned Single Judge of this Court by way of WP (C) 12045/2024. 6. The writ petition was accompanied by CM APPL. 50168/2024 which stayed the operation of the award passed by the learned Industrial Tribunal. 7. On 6 December 2024, the learned Single Judge issued notice on the stay application and passed certain ad interim directions. It is against the said order that the present appeal has been filed. 8. We deem it appropriate to reproduce the impugned order in its entirety thus : “CM APPL. 50169/2024 (exemption from