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HIGH COURT OF DELHI
DELHI TRANSPORT CORPORATION – Appellant
Versus
MAHENDER SINGH – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
TARA VITASTA GANJU, J.
1. The challenge in the present petition is to an Award dated 20.07.2016 passed by the learned Presiding Officer, Labour Court- XVII, Karkardooma Court, Delhi in the matter titled as M/s. Delhi Transport Corporation v. Sh. Mahender Singh [hereinafter referred to as “Impugned Award”].
2. The Coordinate Bench of this Court had by an order dated 04.11.2016 passed directions staying the enforcement of the Impugned Award. Thereafter on 15.10.2019, the Petitioner/DTC was directed to produce the relevant medical record of the Respondent/Workman including finding of the Medical Board. The records have since been filed by the Petitioner/DTC on 14.08.2024, during arguments before this Court.
3. Briefly the facts in the present case are that the Respondent/Workman had joined the services of the Petitioner/DTC in the year 1983 as a Retainer Crew Driver and his services were regularized in the year 1985, making him a permanent employee of the Petitioner/DTC.
4. The services of the Respondent/Workman were terminated by the Petitioner/DTC on 16.10.2007 pursuant to the disciplinary proceedings initiated against him. It is the case of the Petitioner/DTC that the Respond
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