ANOKHE LAL vs GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR.

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$~2 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 22.07.2025 + LPA 570/2024 ANOKHE LAL .....Appellant Through: Mr.Varun Kumar, Adv. versus GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr.Yeeshu Jain, ASC with Ms.Priya Shukla and Mr.Aveeraj Sharma, Advs. for R-1 Mr.Atul Bandhu and Ms.Deepika Jain, Advs. for R-2 CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RENU BHATNAGAR NAVIN CHAWLA, J. (ORAL) 1. This appeal has been filed by the appellant, challenging the Judgment dated 04.04.2024 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in W.P.(C) 2901/2007, titled Anokhe Lal v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Anr., whereby the learned Single Judge dismissed the writ petition filed by the appellant. 2. The appellant had filed the above writ petition challenging the Award dated 31.05.2006 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Impugned Award’) passed by the learned Presiding Officer, Labour Court-V, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi (hereinafter referred to as the, ‘Labour Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed LPA 570/2024 Page 1 of 3 By:REYMON VASHIST Signing Date:25.07.2025 18:43:44 Court’) in Industrial Dispute No.709/1999, whereby the appellant’s challenge to his alleged termination from service was dismissed. 3. The learned Labour Court, upon a detailed examination of the evidence led before it, concluded that the appellant was a self- employed deliveryman working on a commission basis and, therefore, was not a ‘workman’ of the respondent no.2, as defined in Section 2(s) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. 4. The learned Single Judge, in the Impugned Judgment, has considered the reasoning given by the learned Labour Court in the Impugned Award, including the issue of interpolation in the appointment letter relied upon by the appellant, and upon examinat