Birender Sangwan v. Union Of India & ORS

$~14 to 16 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 711/2016 RAHUL BIRLA ..... Petitioner Through:

versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS ..... Respondents Through Mr. Anil Soni, CGSC with Mr.

Naginder Benipal, Adv. for UOI.

Mr.Rahul Mehra, Sr.Standing counsel with Mr. Sanjay Ghose, ASC for GNCTD.

Mr. Rajiv Bansal, Mr. Dhanesh Relan, Mr. Siddhant Gupta and Ms.Akshita Manocha, Advs. for DDA.

Ms.Monika Arora with Mr.Kushal Kumar, Advs. for NDMC.

Mr.Mukesh Gupta and Ms.Shashi Gupta, Advs. for SDMC.

Ms.Pinki Anand, Sr. Adv. Ms.Mini Pushkarna, Standing counsel EDMC, Ms. Yoothica Pallavi, Ms.Namrata Mukin, Advs. for EDMC with Mr.

Hari Prasad, Deputy Controller Accounts (EDMC).

+ W.P.(C) 1001/2016 BIRENDER SANGWAN ..... Petitioner Through:

Versus

UNION OF INDIA & ORS ..... Respondents Through Mr. Kirti Man Singh, CGSC with Mr.Wazir Ali Noor, Adv. for UOI.

Mr.Ajay Aora and Mr. Kapil Dutta,

Advs. for NDMC.

Ms.Mini Pushkarna, Standing counsel EDMC, Ms. Yoothica Pallavi, Ms.Namrata Mukin, Advs. For EDMC with Mr. Hari Prasad, Deputy Controller Accounts (EDMC).

Mr.Mukesh Gupta and Ms.Shashi Gupta, Advs. for SDMC.

Mr.Rahul Mehra, Sr.Standing counsel with Mr. Sanjay Ghose, ASC for GNCTD.

+ W.P.(C) 1176/2016 D.P. CHANDEL AND ANR ..... Petitioners Through versus EAST DELHI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AND ORS ..... Respondents Through Ms.Mini Pushkarna, Standing counsel EDMC, Ms. Yoothica Pallavi, Ms.Namrata Mukin, Advs. For EDMC with Mr. Hari Prasad, Deputy Controller Accounts (EDMC).

Mr.Rahul Mehra, Sr.Standing counsel with Mr. Sanjay Ghose, ASC for GNCTD.

CORAM:

HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL

O R D E R

% 11.07.2016 1.

The present petitions have been filed by the Association of Safai Karamcharis seeking the relief of timely payment of their salaries. The court has been monitoring timely payment and directions have been passed to the concerned authorities from time to time.

2.

Mr. Rahul Mehra, learned Standing Counsel for GNCTD submits that government has been and is taking adequate steps to resolve the issue of timely payment of the salaries to the Safai Karamcharis. 3.

Learned Counsel for the respective Corporations submits that salaries of Safai Karamcharis upto June, 2016 have already been released/paid. 4.

Resultantly, the present writ petitions are disposed of with the following directions:- (i) The Corporations shall pay the monthly salary of the Safai Karamcharis under their control on or before 10th of every month w.e.f. August, 2016;

(ii) The Corporations will submit the compliance report before this Court on the 11th of each month. In case, the 11th day of the month happens to be a holiday, then the compliance report will be furnished on the 12th day of the month;

(iii) The failure to comply with the above said directions shall entail initiation of contempt proceedings.

Put up for compliance report on 20th August, 2016 CHIEF JUSTICE SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL, J JULY 11, 2016 girish