PARAMJEET SINGH vs BSES RAJDHANI POWER LIMITED & ANR

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on : 18.03.2026 Pronounced on : 30.03.2026 Uploaded on : 30.03.2026 + W.P.(C) 7184/2018 PARAMJEET SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Karan Luthra and Mr. Shiven Asthana, Advocates. versus BSES RAJDHANI POWER LIMITED & ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Sandeep Prabhakar, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Vikas Mehta, Advocate, for Respondent No. 1. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR OHRI JUDGMENT 1. The workman has preferred the present writ petition seeking to impugn the award dated 28.03.2018 passed by the Labour Court, whereby his claim application came to be dismissed. 2. In the claim application, the workman claimed that he had worked with the “Management” on the post of Driver with effect from 14.12.2003 to 31.05.2012. The workman, along with the claim application, filed copies of two identity cards issued by respondent no. 2 herein (Management 2) and also a copy of the vehicular log dated 18.12.2003. His last drawn wages were Rs.7,800/- per month. When the workman demanded legal facilities like appointment letter, weekly off holiday, casual leave, his attendance to Signature Not Verified Digitally SignedPREM W.P.(C) 7184/2018 Page 1 of 8 MOHAN CHOUDHARY Signing Date:30.03.2026 22:25:45 be marked in the attendance register, pay slip, leave book, attendance card, ESIC, overtime, bonus, minimum wages as per Government policy, and other facilities, his services were terminated on 01.06.2012. Though he impleaded BSES Rajdhani Power Limited as well as M/s Team Lease Pvt. Ltd. as Management 1 and 2 respectively, he used the common word “Management” in his entire claim application. Both Managements 1 and 2 appeared and contested the claim. 3. Management 1, i.e. BSES Rajdhani Power Limited, denied the employer-employee relations