DELHI TRANSPORT CORPORATION vs RAM

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 13.01.2025 Judgment pronounced on:07.03.2025 + LPA 690/2018 DELHI TRANSPORT CORPORATION ...Appellant Through: Mrs. Avnish Ahlawat, SC with Ms. Tania Ahlawat, Mr. Nitesh Kumar Singh, Ms. Palak Rohmetra, Ms. Laavanya Kaushik & Ms. Aliza Alam, Advs. versus RAM ...Respondent Through: Mr. Anuj Aggarwal, Ms. Divya Aggarwal, Mr. Pradeep Kumar, Ms. Kritika Matta & Mr. Avinash Kumar, Advs. + LPA 707/2018 DELHI TRANSPORT CORPORATION ...Appellant Through: Mrs. Avnish Ahlawat, SC with Ms. Tania Ahlawat, Mr. Nitesh Kumar Singh, Ms. Palak Rohmetra, Ms. Laavanya Kaushik & Ms. Aliza Alam, Advs. LPA 690/2018 & 707/2018 Page 1 of 10 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:HARVINDER KAUR BHATIA Signing Date:11.03.2025 10:25:39 versus RAM ...Respondent Through: Mr. Anuj Aggarwal, Ms. Divya Aggarwal, Mr. Pradeep Kumar, Ms. Kritika Matta & Mr. Avinash Kumar, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE YASHWANT VARMA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR JUDGMENT HARISH VAIDYANATHAN SHANKAR, J. 1. The Appellant/Delhi Transport Corporation (hereinafter referred to as “DTC”) has preferred these appeals under Clause X of the Letters Patent Appeal, impugning the common Judgment dated 19.09.2018 passed by the learned Single Judge in cross Writ Petitions bearing W.P.(C) No. 2081/2012 and W.P.(C) No.1614/2013 titled as “Sho Ram v. DTC” and “Delhi Transport Corporation v. Sho Ram” respectively, whereby the Respondent herein/workman (hereinafter referred to as “workman”). was granted full back wages, between the date of his termination i.e., 24.03.1988 till the date of his superannuation, being 31.01.2012. 2. The original industrial dispute pertained to the validity of the action of the DTC in terminating the services of the workma