SHRI MOHKAM SINGH vs DELHI JAL BOARD

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Judgment reserved on: 16.02.2026 % Judgment delivered on: 02.04.2026 + LPA 1101/2024 SHRI MOHKAM SINGH .....Appellant Through: Mr. Jawahar Raja and Ms. Meghna De, Ms. L. Gangnei, Ms. Aditi Saraswat, Mr. Nitai Hendiya, Mr. Siddharth Sapra, Mr. Ishaan Goel, Advs. versus DELHI JAL BOARD .....Respondent Through: Ms. Kanika Agnihotri, Standing Counsel. CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA JUDGMENT DEVENDRA KUMAR UPADHYAYA, C.J. 1. This intra-court appeal instituted under Clause X of the letters patent assails the judgment and order dated 31.05.2024, passed by learned Single Judge dismissing the W.P.(C) 12253/2009 which was instituted by the appellant/petitioner, challenging the award dated 19.09.2008 passed by the Presiding Officer, Industrial Tribunal-II, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi. LPA 1101/2024 Page 1 of 11 Signature Not Verified Digiltally Signed By:SREERAM L Signing Date:02.04.2026 16:39:34 2. At this juncture itself we may note that by the award dated 19.09.2008 the learned Industrial Tribunal had rejected the claim of the appellant/petitioner for regularisation of his services on the post of Baildar with the respondent-Delhi Jal Board and accordingly, the reference dated 08.12.2006 made by the appropriate Government under Sections 10(1)(d) and 12(5) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (hereinafter referred to as ‘ID Act’) was answered. By the award dated 19.09.2008, the learned Industrial Tribunal held that the appellant/petitioner was not entitled to be regularised in service. 3. Facts in brief of this case are that the appellant/petitioner is said to have joined as Baildar on 08.05.1982 on daily wage basis/fixed wages under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 (hereinafter referred to as ‘Wages Act’) wi