Ramjas College v. Subhadra Devi

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

+ W.P.(C) 5224/2008 SUBHADRA DEVI Petitioner Through:

Petitioner in person.

versus RAMJAS COLLEGE & ANR.

Respondents Through:

Mr.Anurag Mathur, Adv.

with Dr.Dilbag, Section Officer.

+ W.P.(C) 237/2009 & C.M. No.494/2009 (for stay) RAMJAS COLLEGE Petitioner Through:

Mr.Anurag Mathur, Adv.

with Dr.Dilbag, Section Officer.

versus SUBHADRA DEVI Respondent Through:

Respondent in person.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE REKHA PALLI

ORDER

% 26.11.2019 1.

The present cross petitions have been filed by the Management and the workman assailing the award dated 05.02.2008, whereundcr the learned Labour Court after holding that the worlmian's termination from service was illegal had awarded her a lump sum compensation of Rs. 1,50,000/-.

2.

On 06.11.2019, learned counsel for the parties had jointly submitted that they were willing to amicably resolve the matter and Certify that the digital and physical file have been compared and the digital data is as per the physical file and no page is missing.

learned counsel for the Management, on instructions, had submitted that the Management had no objection to the release of the amount deposited by it before this Court being released in favour of the workman with interest accrued thereon and was willing to pay a further sum of Rs.50,000/- to the workman. Learned counsel for the workman had sought time to get instructions.

3.

Though learned counsel for the workman is not available today, the workman, who appears in person, submits that she is willing to settle the matter if she is paid a lump sum compensation of Rs.4,00,000/-. The photocopy of the voter's I.D. of the workman is taken on record. Pursuant to the directions on 06.11.2019, the Registry has informed that the amount deposited by the management has now risen to Rs.3,35,953/- in view of the interest earned on the said deposit.

4.

In view of the aforesaid, with the consent of the parties, the impugned award is modified by directing the Registry to release the amount deposited by the Management in favour of the workman ^ namely Ms.Subhadra Devi, who is the petitioner in W.P.(C) V No.5224/2008 and respondent in W.P.(C) No.237/2009, and directing the Management to pay a further sum of Rs.65,000/- to the workman, within a period of four weeks. Upon receipt of the aforesaid amount, the workman will have no surviving claim against the Management. 5.

The writ petitions are disposed of along with the pending application in the aforesaid terms.

REKHA^ NOVEMBER 26,2019/gm AL