JASWANT SINGH & ORS. vs M/S NARANG INTERNATIONAL HOTELS PVT LTD

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$~17 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 19th March, 2025 + LPA 808/2013 JASWANT SINGH & ORS. .....Appellants Through: Mr. Daleep Dhyani, Adv. versus M/S NARANG INTERNATIONAL HOTELS PVT. LTD. …...Respondents Through: Mr. Saumitra Singhal, Adv. CORAM: JUSTICE PRATHIBA M. SINGH JUSTICE RAJNEESH KUMAR GUPTA Prathiba M. Singh, J.(ORAL) 1. This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2. The present Appeal has been filed under Clause 10 of the Letters Patent challenging the order dated 9th September, 2013 passed by the ld. Single Judge by which the ld. Single Judge has upheld the award dated 7th May, 2011 passed by the Labour Court. 3. The brief background is that twenty-two employees, Appellants herein, were retrenched, by the Respondent-M/s Narang International Hotels Pvt Ltd. (hereinafter ‘the Company’). They had preferred a claim before the Labour Court seeking reinstatement with back wages. The prayer in the claim petition is as under: “It is therefore prayed that the management be directed to reinstate the workman in service with continuity of service and full back wages @of the wages being paid to the likewise category of the workmen as per the LPA 808/2013 Page 1 of 11 Signature Not Verified Signed By:RAHUL Signing Date:22.03.2025 14:54:52 settlement and other benefits and AWARD may very kindly be passed in favour of the workmen and against the management. It is prayed accordingly.” 4. Upon hearing parties, vide award dated 7th May, 2011, the Labour Court had awarded a lump sum compensation along with litigation costs in the following terms. “45. After considering the length of services, last drawn wages, the resources consumed in this legal battle value of money in 2011 as compared to 1991, the following amount of compensation is allowed to