JUDGMENT

Prathiba M. Singh, J. (Oral)--This hearing has been done through video conferencing.

2. The present petitions have been filed by the Petitioners who are contractually employed Workmen, working with the Respondent/Hospital- Lady Hardinge Medical College and Hospital (hereinafter "Hospital"), challenging the illegal termination of their services. The grievance of the Workmen is that they that they had been earlier engaged by one contractor, Jai Balaji Security Services, and have been working in the Hospital as Multi- Tasking Staff (hereinafter "MTS") since 2015. However, when the new contractor stepped in, their services were terminated. Further, it was alleged that the Workmen were told by the new contractor engaged by the Hospital that unless and until they pay money to the new contractor, they would not be retained by the Hospital. It was also submitted that several of the Workmen had, in fact, paid the new contractor and their services had been retained by the Hospital.

3. Vide orders dated 31st July, 2020 in W.P. (C) 4834/2020, and 27th August 2020, in W.P. (C) 5697/2020, this Court had impleaded the new contractor, M/s. Competent Services (Regd.), as Respondent No.