EDCIL INDIA LTD vs G L SAGAR

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$~40 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + LPA 187/2025, CM APPLs. 14285/2025 & 14286/2025 EDCIL INDIA LTD .....Appellant Through: Mr. Saurabh Mishra, Ms. Aashnaa Bhatia, Mr. Abhinav Pandey and Mr. Shrimay Mishra, Advs. versus G L SAGAR .....Respondent Through: Mr. S.D. Singh, Mr. K. Prasad, Ms. Meenu Singh and Mr. Siddharth Singh, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 10.03.2025 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. This appeal under Clause X of the Letters Patent applicable to this Court challenges judgment dated 31 January 2025, passed by a learned Single Judge of this Court in WP (C) 10023/20161. 2. The services of the respondent, who was working as General Manager (Project Executive) with EDCIL (India), was terminated by order dated 1 April 2003. He challenged the said termination before this Court by way of CWP 3009/2003. While the writ petition was 1 G. L. Sagar v EDCIL (India) Ltd. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:AJIT LPA 187/2025 Page 1 of 11 KUMAR Signing Date:12.03.2025 19:43:29 pending, the appellant, vide order dated 4 February 2004, withdrew the termination order dated 1 April 2003 and permitted the respondent to join duty on 6 February 2004. In the circumstances, CWP 3009/2003 was disposed of as infructuous on 25 February 2004. This Court also directed that the respondent be paid his wages for the period 1 April 2003 to 6 February 2004 as per applicable Rules. 3. The appellant again issued a charge memo to the respondent on 9 April 2004 which was challenged by the respondent before this Court by way of WP (C) 6755/2004. By order dated 12 January 2005, this Court disposed of the said WP (C) 6755/2004 with the consent of parties, appointing a retried Additional District and Sessions Judge as In