ALLAHABAD BANK vs R.S.SAINI

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 11.03.2026 Date of decision: 12.05.2026 Uploaded on: 12.05.2026 + W.P.(C) 7096/2007 ALLAHABAD BANK .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Rajat Arora, Mr. Niraj Kumar and Mr. Sourabh, Advocates versus R.S.SAINI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ankit Bhadaria, Mr Umesh Singh and Ms. Karishma, Adv. with respondent in person. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SHAIL JAIN JUDGMENT SHAIL JAIN, J. 1. The present Petition has been filed by the Petitioner under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, challenging the Findings dated 28 th March, 2007, passed by the Presiding Officer, Central Government Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court-II ("CGIT-II" or "the learned Tribunal") in Labour Court Application No. 17 of 2003 ("LCA No. 17/2003"), whereby the learned Tribunal allowed the claim of the Respondent and directed the Petitioner-Bank to pay a sum of Rs. 16,500/- (Rupees Sixteen Thousand and Five Hundred only) to the Respondent as Travelling Allowance ("TA"). Signature Not Verified Signed By:KAPIL W.P.(C) 7096/2007 Page 1 of 23 KUMAR Signing Date:12.05.2026 15:36:27 2. The present Petition arises from a claim preferred by the Respondent/Workman under Section 33C(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 ("the Act"), seeking payment of TA/DA for attending departmental enquiry proceedings in his capacity as a Defence Assistant ("DA"). The dispute centres on whether the Respondent remained entitled to such payments after the cessation of his employment with the Petitioner/Bank. 3. The Petitioner Bank, aggrieved by the Findings dated 28th March, 2007, passed by the learned Tribunal allowing the claim of the Respondent, has filed the present Writ Petition seeking quashing of the impugned Findings. FACTUAL BACKGROUND 4. The brief factual backgroun