SH. PRASADI LAL vs THE PRESIDING OFFICER, LABOUR COURT NEW DELHI AND ANR.

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 16.01.2025 Judgment pronounced on: 23.01.2025 + W.P.(C) 11509/2018 SH. PRASADI LAL .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Charu Ambwani, Advocate. versus THE PRESIDING OFFICER, LABOUR COURT NEW DELHI AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: None. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA JUDGMENT GIRISH KATHPALIA, J.: 1. This writ action, brought under Articles 226 & 227 of the Constitution of India by the petitioner assails the Labour Court Award dated 25.04.2018, whereby the Reference as regards termination of his services was decided against him. On service of notice, respondent no.2 management entered appearance through counsel to oppose the petition. However, subsequently counsel for respondent no.2 stopped appearing. I heard learned counsel for petitioner and examined the records. 2. Succinctly stated, circumstances leading to the present petition are as follows. W.P.(C) 11509/2018 Page 1 of 17 pages Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, ou=DELHI HIGH COURT, 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45569af3962c6fb4835d435f97626cacca, postalCode=110003, st=DELHI, serialNumber=D3E86796451EC45C07B5D15570996B40F80CBD2EEE60402C487965FF801E26FA, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Date: 2025.01.23 14:25:25 -08'00' Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:RAHUL YADAV Signing Date:23.01.2025 17:57:12 2.1 The Joint Labour Commissioner, Labour Department, North District, Government of NCT of Delhi, sent a Reference to the Labour Court as to whether services of the petitioner were terminated illegally and/or unjustifiably by the management, and if so, to what relief the petitioner was entitled. 2.2 Upon notice of the Reference, the petitioner appeared before the Labour Court and filed a Statement of