THE CHIEF ENGINEER CPWD vs JAY NARAYAN & ORS

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 19.09.2025 Pronounced on: 10.11.2025 W.P.(C) 6254/2013 THE CHIEF ENGINEER CPWD .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Arunima Dwivedi, CGSC with Ms. Himanshi Singh, Mr. Vijay Bhardawaj, EE & Mr. Anurag Raj, CPWD. versus JAY NARAYAN & ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. N.K. Verma, Adv. CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE RENU BHATNAGAR JUDGMENT RENU BHATNAGAR, J. CM APPL. 19971/2024-(Restoration) and CM APPL. 19972/2024- (Delay) 1. The present applications have been moved by the petitioner/applicant under Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 being CM. APPL No. 19971/2024 seeking restoration of the present writ petition and CM. APPL No. 19972/2024 seeking condonation of delay of 171 days in filing the present restoration application. 2. The present writ petition was originally instituted by the petitioner department against the ex-parte Award dated 12.06.2008 and Order dated 29.04.2013 passed in Industrial Dispute being ID No. 188/1998 by the learned Presiding Officer, Central Government-cum- Labour Court-01, Karkardooma Court, Delhi, (hereinafter referred to as “Labour Court”) whereby, the petitioner management was directed to reinstate