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DELHI HIGH COURT
DINESH KUMAR SHARMA
Unitas Foods Pvt. Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
Gyanender – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. application for wages under section 17b. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. dispute over the legality of termination and employment status. (Para 4 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14) |
| 3. understanding of section 17b and established principles. (Para 15 , 16) |
| 4. criteria for granting wages during pending litigation. (Para 17 , 18 , 19) |
| 5. order for payment of wages under section 17b granted. (Para 20 , 21) |
JUDGMENT
Dinesh Kumar Sharma, J.
CM. APPL. 19550/2022 (u/s 17B, ID Act)
1. Present Application has been preferred by the Applicant/workman under 17B, Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 r/w Section 151, CPC, seeking the following prayer:
"direct the Petitioner/Management to pay the Applicant/Workman his last drawn salary i.e. Rs.12,500/- p.m. from the date of impugned Award i.e. 13.01.2020 till the disposal of the Petition."
2. Ld. Counsel for the Applicant/Workman submits that the Workman joined the services of the Petitioner/Management on 01.10.2008, as an Executive Sale Purchase/Field worker. The Petitioner/Management however did not issue any appointment letter to the workman. The services of the Applicant/workman were illegally terminated by the Petitioner on 21.02.2015 and that t
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