JAMIA HAMDARD vs JOGINDER SINGH

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 5823/2012 Reserved on: 18th February, 2026 Date of Decision: 26th February, 2026 Uploaded on:26th February, 2026 JAMIA HAMDARD .....Petitioner Through: Mr. M. Zubair Hanifi, Adv. versus JOGINDER SINGH .....Respondent Through: Mr. P.K. Jha and Ms. Kittu Bajaj, Adv. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SHAIL JAIN JUDGMENT SHAIL JAIN, J. C.M. APPL. NO. 9378/2025 in W.P.(C) 5823/2012 1. The present Application has been filed on behalf of the Respondent/Workman herein, under Section 17B of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’), read with Article 226 of the Constitution of India, seeking a direction to the Petitioner/Management to pay the Respondent/Workman minimum wages as per the law for each month during the pendency of the present Writ Petition. The Respondent/ Workman has sought the following reliefs in the present Application. A. Allow the present application of the applicant. Signature Not Verified Signed By:KAPIL C.M. APPL. No. 9378/2025 in W.P.(C) 5823/2012 Page 1 of 16 KUMAR Signing Date:26.02.2026 15:16:06 B. Pass an order directing the Petitioner to make payment of wages as per law to the applicant by the management every month during the pendency of the Writ Petition. C. Any other order as deem fit and proper as this Hon 'ble Court deems fit and proper. BRIEF FACTS 2. The Respondent/Workman, Joginder Singh, was appointed as a Safai Karamchari on 01.06.1990 in the Faculty of Pharmacy of Jamia Hamdard University and was later confirmed and promoted as Peon with effect from 01.06.1992. His last drawn wages were Rs. 2,323/- per month. In October 1995, he proceeded on leave on account of illness and sought extensions up to 20.01.1996. Upon reporting for duty on 22.01.1996, he was allegedly