RAMESH CHANDER vs THE DIRECTOR GENERAL ESI CORPORATION AND ORS.

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$~11 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 10.07.2025 + W.P.(C) 12152/2019 RAMESH CHANDER .....Petitioner Through: Mr.Sudarshan Rajan and Mr.Hitain Bajaj, Advs. versus THE DIRECTOR GENERAL ESI CORPORATION AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Ashok Verma, Adv. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RENU BHATNAGAR NAVIN CHAWLA, J. (ORAL) 1. This petition has been filed by the petitioner challenging the Order dated 31.05.2019 passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as the, ‘Tribunal’) in O.A. No. 317/2018, titled Ramesh Chander v. The Director General, E.S.I. Corporation & Ors., dismissing the O.A. filed by the petitioner herein. 2. The petitioner had filed the above O.A. praying for the following reliefs: “(a) impugned order dated 20.03.2017 rejecting the representation of the applicant may kindly be quashed. (b) directions may kindly be issued to the respondents that the applicant may be granted pension as per old pension scheme applicable Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 12152/2019 Page 1 of 9 By:RENUKA NEGI Signing Date:14.07.2025 20:07:55 before 01.01.2004. (c) direction may kindly be issued to the respondents that the 50% period of service served as daily wager on the post of electrician be counted for the purpose of pensionary benefits from 06.01.1991 to 27.07.2004 i.e. from date of joining to till date of regularization of service of the applicant.” 3. To give a brief background of the facts in which the present petition arises, the petitioner was appointed as a daily wage electrician in the Employees State Insurance Hospital (ESI) in 1991. He filed an application before the learned Tribunal, being O.A. No.1481/1991, seeking regularization.