DAYA NAND vs GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR

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$~81 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 17.03.2025 + LPA 196/2025, CM APPL. 15357/2025, CM APPL. 15358/2025 DAYA NAND .....Appellant Through: Mr. Chirayu Jain & Mr. Geet Kumar Pahariya, Advs. versus GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Ms. Avni Singh, GNCTD Panel Counsel & Ms. Prapti Singh, Adv. Ms. Sangeeta Bharti, Standing Counsel for DJB, R-2 with Ms. Manya Sharma and Ms. Anju Shree Nair, Adv. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE RENU BHATNAGAR NAVIN CHAWLA, J. (ORAL) CM APPL. 15357/2025 & CM APPL. 15358/2025 1. The present appeal has been filed by the appellant, challenging the Judgment dated 15.11.2022 passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in W.P.(C) 4644/2003 titled Dayanand v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Ors., dismissing the writ petition filed by the petitioner in challenge to the Award dated 19.04.2003, passed by the learned Presiding Officer, Labour Court No. II, Karkardoma Court, Delhi, in Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed LPA 196/2025 Page 1 of 4 By:RENUKA NEGI Signing Date:21.03.2025 13:27:36 ID No. 347/1998, rejecting the prayer of the appellant for reinstatement in the service of the respondent No. 2 herein. 2. There is a delay of 71 days in filing the present appeal. The only ground urged by the appellant for the same is as under: - “2. It is submitted that the award and impugned judgment failed to consider the illegality of termination of services of the Appellant and wrongly denied him relief. The Appellant is unemployed ever since his illegal termination of services and he is barely making ends meet. The Appellant lacked the financial resources to impugn the judgment dated 15.11.2022 of the Ld. Single Judge. It is with great difficulty the Appellant has mustered resources t