N.D.M.C vs Nanak Chand

The Supreme Court directed the Delhi High Court to expedite the hearing of writ petitions challenging the Labour Court's awards that reinstated three employees of the New Delhi Municipal Council, holding their termination illegal. The Court maintained the interim order for reinstatement or payment of last drawn wages under Section 17-B of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, while emphasizing the need for timely resolution. The appellant was also ordered to pay costs of Rs. 10,000 to each respondent as litigation expenses.