# DELHI TRANSPORT CORPORATION vs RAM AVTAR SHRAMA

Court: Delhi High Court
Date: 2026-05-23
Citation: LPA-972/2024 2026:DHC:4634-DB
Petitioner: DELHI TRANSPORT CORPORATION
Respondent: RAM AVTAR SHRAMA

[Official PDF on Delhi High Court website](https://delhihighcourt.nic.in/app/showFileJudgment/68723052026LPA9722024_143259.pdf)

## Judgment text (excerpt)

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Judgment reserved on: 22.01.2026 % Judgment delivered on: 23.05.2026 LPA 972/2024 & CM APPL. 57378/2024 DELHI TRANSPORT CORPORATION .....Appellant Versus RAM AVTAR SHARMA .....Respondent Advocates who appeared in this case For the Appellant : Mr. Rahul Kumar Verma, Mr. Raj Shekhar Awasthi and Ms. Bhumi Panjwani, Advocates. For the Respondent : Mr. Vikram Singh, Advocate. CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA JUDGMENT TEJAS KARIA, J 1. The present Letters Patent Appeal has been filed challenging the order dated 14.05.2024 (“Impugned Order”) passed in W.P.(C) No. 6785/2011 (“Writ Petition”) titled as ‘Delhi Transport Corporation v. Ram Avtar Sharma’, whereby the Writ Petition filed by the Appellant was dismissed. LPA 972/2024 2. The Respondent, Mr. Ram Avtar Sharma, entered the service of the Appellant, Delhi Transport Corporation (“DTC”), as a daily-rated Conductor on 30.07.1983 and was subsequently placed on monthly-rated service on 30.01.1984. The Respondent was last posted at Okhla Depot-I of the DTC. 3. On 24.04.1992, the Respondent was on duty on Bus No. 6214 operating on the Shivaji Stadium-Sohna route (“Bus”

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