BIJENDER KUMAR GAUR vs NORTH DELHI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AND ORS.

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$~6 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 13.02.2026 + W.P.(C) 6090/2018 BIJENDER KUMAR GAUR .....Petitioner Through: Counsel (Appearance not given) Versus NORTH DELHI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Akhil Mittal, SC-MCD with Ms. Riddhi Jain and Ms. Shayna Das Pattanayak, Advs. Mr. Sujeet Kumar Mishra and Mr. Harsh Kumar Pandey, Advs. for R-3 & 5. Mrs. Anjana Gosain and Ms. Shreya Manjari, Advs. for R-4 & 6. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KSHETARPAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN J U D G M E N T (ORAL) AMIT MAHAJAN, J. 1. The present writ petition has been filed under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India, assailing the order dated 09.03.2017, passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Principal Bench, New Delhi, (hereinafter ‘Tribunal’) in O.A. No. 2149/2013, whereby, the Petitioner’s claim for interest on delayed payment of salary and retiral dues was declined, while directing the Respondents to consider the payment of the honorarium and bonus for election duty Signature Not Verified Signed By:HARMINDER KAUR Signing Date:17.02.2026 W.P.(C) 6090/2018 Page 1 of 8 14:38:06 along with simple interest at the rate of 6% per annum for the specified period. 2. The Petitioner has also assailed the order dated 19.08.2017 passed in R.A. No. 116/2017 whereby the Review Application preferred against the above order was also dismissed. 3. Succinctly stated, the Petitioner had joined as a Lower Division Clerk (LDC), in Municipal Corporation of Delhi, on 09.07.1971 and on 17.12.1976, he was appointed as Assistant Teacher, for primary school, through direct recruitment process. He was promoted on 16.05.2005, to the post of Headmaster, which was subsequently converted to Principal. He admittedly superannuated on 2