PUNJAB & SIND BANK vs RAMESH CHANDRA SEMWAL

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 19th January, 2026 Date of Decision: 27th February, 2026 Uploaded on: 27th February, 2026 + W.P.(C) 6918/2014, CM APPL. 16302/2014, CM APPL. 41674/2016 PUNJAB & SIND BANK .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Rajat Arora, Mr. Niraj Kumar & Mr. Sourabh Mahila, Advs. versus RAMESH CHANDRA SEMWAL .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sandeep Sharma, Sr. Adv. with Mr. Hunny Singh and Mr. Ankit Parindiyal, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SHAIL JAIN JUDGMENT SHAIL JAIN, J. 1. The present Writ Petition has been filed under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India, inter-alia, assailing the Award dated 09.06.2014 (hereinafter ‘Impugned Award’) passed by Ld. Central Government Industrial Tribunal II, New Delhi (hereinafter ‘CGIT’) answering the reference in negative terms holding the termination of the Respondent/Workman to be void and that the Respondent/Workman is entitled for reinstatement with regularization of his services as Orderly/ Daftari. W.P.(C) 6918/2014 Page 1 of 36 Signature Not Verified Signed By:KAPIL KUMAR Signing Date:27.02.2026 16:42:11 BRIEF FACTS: 2. The Petitioner is a Nationalized Bank constituted under the Banking Companies (Acquisition & Transfer of Undertaking) Act, 1980 having its branches all over India including its branch at Mussoorie in Dehradun District, Uttarakhand. 3. The Respondent/Workman was employed with the Petitioner/bank since 1988 in the capacity of a temporary employee (Peon) at its Zonal Office in Dehradun vide appointment letter dated 19th September 1988. The initial appointment was for a period of 30 days w.e.f. 21st September 1988, the terms and conditions of appointment stipulated that the engagement was temporary in nature. 4. In the year 1992, the Petitioner/Bank terminated the service