$~14 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 5869/2017 THE SENIOR DIVISIONAL MANAGER LIC OF INDIA DIVISIONAL OFFICE AND ANR .....Petitioners Through: Mr. S. Rajappa, Mr. R. Gowishankar and Ms. G. Dhivyasri, Advs.

versus RAJEEV KUMAR AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Jawahar Raja, Ms. Megha De, Ms. L. Gangmei and Mr. Siddharth Sapra, Advs. for R-1.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SHAIL JAIN

O R D E R

% 03.02.2026 CM APPL. 40868/2018 in W.P.(C) 5869/2017 “At times, within the judicial system, the process itself tends to assume the character of a punishment, which ought not to occur on account of abstinence, whether on the part of counsel or from the Bench.”

1. This is an application filed on behalf of the Respondent/workman under Section 17B of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (hereinafter referred to as, ‘ID Act’) read with Section 226 of the Constitution of India seeking direction to the Petitioner/corporation to pay the Respondent/workman his last drawn wages or minimum wages, whichever is higher, from the date of the Impugned Award dated 28.12.2016.

2. Briefly stated, the Respondent/workman was employed by the petitioner Corporation as a ‘Waterman’ on daily wages from April