JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY vs LABOUR ENFORCEMENT OFFICER (CENTRAL) AND ORS.

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$~96 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 14.10.2025 + CM(M) 1681/2025, CM APPL. 54712/2025 & 54711/2025 JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY .....Petitioner Through: Mr. G.K. Pathak, Mr. Pawan Kumar and Mr. Deepak Kumar, Advocates. versus LABOUR ENFORCEMENT OFFICER (CENTRAL) AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Abhishek Saket, Advocate for UOI/Labour Enforcement Officer for R-1 and R-4. Counsel for respondent no.2 (appearance not given) Dr. Sushil Agarwal and Mr. Atul Sharma, Advocates for R-3. CORAM: JUSTICE GIRISH KATHPALIA O R D E R (ORAL) 1. The petitioner has assailed order dated 14.08.2025 passed by the Labour Enforcement Officer (Central), impleaded in these proceedings as respondent no.1. The present respondent no.2 is the workman who was employed by the contractor respondent no.3 to work in the petitioner university. 2. It appears that the present respondent no.2 raised a dispute about non- payment of his wages and the respondent no.1 passed the impugned order, CM(M) 1681/2025 Page 1 of 2 pages GIRISH Digitally signed by GIRISH KATHPALIA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF DELHI, Signature Not Verified 2.5.4.20=8401dd889b27a77b2f65ffffe4afec45569af3962c6fb483 5d435f97626cacca, ou=HIGH COURT OF DELHI,CID - 7047638, KATHPALIA postalCode=110003, st=Delhi, serialNumber=d3e86796451ec45c07b5d15570996b40f80cbd2e ee60402c487965ff801e26fa, cn=GIRISH KATHPALIA Digitally Signed Date: 2025.10.14 17:13:25 -07'00' By:NEETU N NAIR Signing Date:14.10.2025 18:01:45 thereby directing the present petitioner to pay the balance wages, failing which legal action would be taken. 3. On last date, the predecessor bench stayed the operation of the impugned order. 4. Prima facie, it appears that the present petition is not maintainable. After part submissions, learned counsel fo