YOGESH SHARMA & ANR vs GEETA @ JITU @ GITU

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on :11.03.2026 % Pronounced on :16.03.2026 Uploaded on :16.03.2026 + FAO 20/2018 & CM APPL. 1432/2018 YOGESH SHARMA & ANR .....Appellant Through: Ms. Archana Gaur, Ms. Ridhika Gaur, Advocates. versus GEETA @ JITU @ GITU .....Respondent Through: Mr. Utsav Jain, Advocate. + FAO 23/2018, CM APPLs. 1919/2018 & 24047/2018 GEETA@ GITU @ JITU .....Appellant Through: Mr. Utsav Jain, Advocate. versus YOGESH SHARMA AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Ms. Archana Gaur, Ms. Ridhika Gaur, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR OHRI JUDGMENT 1. The present set of appeals have been filed by the Management as well as the workman seeking to assail the award dated 31.10.2017(also mentioned as 06.11.2017) passed by the learned Commissioner, Employee's Compensation (District-East), Labour Department, Government of NCT of Delhi. While Management seeks setting aside of the award, the workman contends that finding on ‘loss of earning capacity’ needs to be revised upwardly and higher compensation is to be granted. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:NIJAMUDDEEN ANSARI FAO 20/2018 & FAO 23/2018 Page 1 of 7 Signing Date:16.03.2026 19:20:24 As common submissions have been addressed, both the appeals are taken up together for consideration and are being disposed of by way of a common judgment. 2. Briefly, the workman had preferred a claim application wherein it was claimed that she had been working with the respondent’s firm on monthly wages of Rs.7,500/- since 24.07.2008 with the Management. It was claimed that the Management was running their business under the name of M/s Sharma Garments as well as under some other names and was operating from two addresses i.e., 7313, Guru Govind Singh Gali, Gandhi Nagar, Delhi-110031 and 46/2