DEEN DAYAL UPADHYAY HOSPITAL vs SANGEETA

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 05.05.2025 Judgment delivered on: 15.05.2025 + CM(M) 1438/2019 DEEN DAYAL UPADHYAY HOSPITAL .....Petitioner versus SANGEETA .....Respondent Memo of Appearance For the Petitioner: Mr. Tushar Sannu, with Mr. Utkarsh Singh, Advocates For the Respondent: Mr. Ankit Dwivedi, Advocate CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN JUDGMENT MANOJ JAIN, J 1. Petitioner (hereinafter referred to as „Management’) is aggrieved by Award dated 14.02.2019 passed in LIR No. 668/2016 whereby the respondent has been held to be in continuous employment of the Management and, resultantly, she has been awarded compensation of Rs. 70,000/-. 2. Respondent had raised industrial dispute. 3. She was aggrieved by illegal termination of her services. 4. The dispute raised by her was referred to the Court for adjudication vide Reference dated 23.10.2015. Term of Reference is as under:- CM(M) 1438/2019 1 of 8 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:SONIA THAPLIYAL Signing Date:15.05.2025 19:23:52 "Whether the services of Smt. Sangeeta W/o Late Sh. Sudhir Prasad, have been terminated illegally and/or unjustifiably by the management; and if so, to what relief is she entitled and what directions are necessary in this respect?" 5. On receiving Reference, notice was issued to the respondent, who filed Statement of Claim, in which she, inter alia, averred that she was working as Safai Karamchari with the Management since May, 2007 and that her last-drawn monthly salary was Rs. 5,500/-. According to her, Management had not provided her with any facility, including various allowances like HRA, Transport Allowance, leaves etc. and despite persistent request made in this regard and despite assurance given by Management, needful was not done. She claim