SEEMA vs ORIENT CRAFT LIMITED

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on : 04.05.2026 Pronounced on : 30.05.2026 Uploaded on : 01.06.2026 + W.P.(C) 13060/2018 SEEMA .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Vagisha Kochar and Mr. Sharath Sampath, Advocates. versus ORIENT CRAFT LIMITED .....Respondent Through: Mr. Gulshan Chawla, Ms. Kanupriya Chawla and Mr. Manish Kumar, Advocates. + W.P.(C) 13067/2018 PUSHPA PAL .....Petitioner Through: Ms. Vagisha Kochar and Mr. Sharath Sampath, Advocates. versus M/S ORIENT CRAFT LIMITED .....Respondent Through: Mr. Gulshan Chawla, Ms. Kanupriya Chawla and Mr. Manish Kumar, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ KUMAR OHRI JUDGMENT 1. By way of the present petitions, the petitioners/workwomen have assailed the award dated 23.07.2018, whereby the Labour Court dismissed Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:NIJAMUDDEEN ANSARI W.P.(C) 13060/2018 & W.P.(C) 13067/2018 Page 1 of 13 Signing Date:01.06.2026 15:06:44 their claims/references and denied them the reliefs sought against the common respondent/management. 2. Briefly stated, as per their respective claim applications, the workwomen, namely Seema and Pushpa Pal, had been working with the management as permanent skilled workers in „Hand Embroidery‟ for several years. The petitioner/Seema had joined service in July 2003 whereas the petitioner/Pushpa Pal had joined service on 01.01.1997. The last drawn wages of both the workwomen were stated to be Rs.5,278/- per month. Both the workwomen averred that during the tenure of their service, they had performed their duties diligently and no complaint was ever made against either of them by the management. It was further averred that the management had failed to extend statutory and legal facilities to them, such as appointment letters, identity cards, pay slips,