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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 12.02.2026 Date of decision: 01.04.2026 Uploaded on: 01.04.2026 + W.P.(C) 1162/2008 KISHAN SHARMA & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. R.K. Ojha, Adv.

versus MANGT. OF MUNICIPAL CORPORATION OF DELHI .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sanjeev Sabharwal, SC with Ms.

Shweta Singh, Adv.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SHAIL JAIN

JUDGMENT

SHAIL JAIN, J.

1. The present Petition has been filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, inter alia, challenging the Award dated 25th October, 2007 (impugned Award), passed by the learned Presiding Officer of the Labour Court No. X, Delhi, in Industrial Dispute (I.D.) No. 2016/1994. By the said Award, the learned Labour Court declined the relief of reinstatement in service with continuity and full back wages sought by the Petitioners, holding that the Petitioners/Workmen were not entitled to any relief since the employer-employee relationship could not be established by the Petitioner/Workman.

2. At the outset, it may be noted that the present Petition pertains to the alleged termination of three workmen, namely, Mr Kishan Sharma, Mr Sunder Lal and Mr Vinod Kumar. The facts giving rise to the present