ARUNA DALMIA AND ANR. vs GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR.

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on : 17.03.2026 Pronounced on : 25.05.2026 Uploaded on : 25.05.2026 W.P.(C) 7218/2018 ARUNA DALMIA AND ANR .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Ujjwal K. Priyardarshi, Advocate. versus GOVT. OF NCT OF DELHI AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Ravindra S. Garia, Mr. Shashank Singh and Mr. Upendra Singh Raja, Advocates for respondent no.2 (M:9899506150) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR OHRI JUDGMENT 1. The present petition has been filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India by the petitioners, assailing the award dated 19.03.2018 passed by the learned Presiding Officer, Labour Court-XIX, Dwarka Courts, New Delhi, in LIR No. 7325/2016, whereby the respondent no.2/workman has been held to be entitled to reinstatement along with full back wages. 2. Briefly stated, the workman preferred a claim application, claiming that he had been employed as a driver with the petitioners since June, 2003 and that his last drawn wages were Rs.16,000/- per month. He claimed that despite rendering continuous service, he was denied statutory benefits and 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the impugned award is wholly err