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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

Reserved on : 2nd December, 2025 Pronounced on : 17^th December, 2025

+ LPA 3/2025, CM APPL. 72/2025, CM APPL. 75/2025, CM APPL.

46295/2025 & CM APPL. 46296/2025

THE DIRECTOR CENTRAL GOVERNMENT HEALTH SCHEME (CGHS) & ORS. .....Appellants

Through: Mr. Shashank Bajpai, CGSC

alongwith Mr. Vatsal Tripathi,

Advocate.

versus

RAM CHANDER & ORS. .....Respondents

Through: Mr. Rajiv Agarwal, Ms. Meghna De,

Mr. N Bhushan, Ms. Ekta Tomar, Ms. L Gangmei Mr. Kamlesh Kr. Mishra, Ms. Renu & Ms. Arthana Brahma,

Advocates. CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DINESH MEHTA

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MINI PUSHKARNA

J U D G M E N T

Per DINESH MEHTA, J.

CM APPL. 73/2025 (delay)

1. Feeling aggrieved by the judgment dated 29.07.2024, the appellants have preferred present Letters Patent Appeal, claiming that learned Single Judge has erred in rejecting the writ petition bearing W.P.(C) No.2133/2020 that was filed by them and in upholding the award dated 23.08.2019 of the Central Government Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court-I, Rouse Avenue Court, New Delhi (hereinafter referred to as “Labour Court”) passed in the claim petition which was filed by the respondents on behalf of 267

workmen.

2. Hardl