DELHI URBAN SHELTER IMPROVEMENT BOARD vs SUBHASH

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment Reserved on: 13.11.2025 Judgment pronounced on:17.11.2025 + W.P.(C) 10399/2018 & CM APPLs. 40510/2018, 595/2025 DELHI URBAN SHELTER IMPROVEMENT BOARD.....Petitioner Through: Mr. Rishi Kant Singh, Mr. Manoj Jadly and Mr. Prakhar Raj Thakur, Advocates. Versus SUBHASH .....Respondent Through: Mr. Abhishek Gupta, Advocate with respondent in person. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE CHANDRASEKHARAN SUDHA JUDGMENT CHANDRASEKHARAN SUDHA, J. 1. The present writ petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeking setting aside of order dated 24.02.2018 passed by the POLC/Dwarka Court, New Delhi in LIR no.6722/16, whereby the action of the petitioner/management in terminating the services of the respondent/claimant was held to be Signature Not Verified W.P.(C) 10399/2018 Page 1 of 11 Signed By:RAJ BALA Signing Date:17.11.2025 17:41:01 illegal and so he was awarded a lump sum compensation of ₹5,00,000/- and a sum of ₹20,000/- as litigation expenses to be paid by the former. 2. Vide Order No. F.24(1867)/05/Lab./1812-1816 dated 05.03.2007, issued by the Secretary (Labour), Government of NCT of Delhi, a reference was sent to the Labour Court to consider whether the services of the respondent/workman/claimant had been terminated illegally and/or unjustifiably by the petitioner/management and if so, to the sum of money as monetary relief along with other consequential benefits in terms of existing law/govt. notification and to other relief he was entitled to. 3. Before the Labour Court, the respondent/claimant/workman contended that in 1992, he had joined the post of Sewar Beldar in the Delhi Development Authority (the DDA). The Slum and JJ wing of the DDA was taken over by the Municipal (the MCD) and Signature No