Jodha v. Delhi Building And Other Construction Workers Welfare Board

$~22 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 13119/2025 JODHA .....Petitioner Through:

Mr. Chirayu Jain, Advocate (through Vc).

versus DELHI BUILDING AND OTHER CONSTRUCTION WORKERS WELFARE BOARD .....Respondent Through:

Mr. Abhay Dixit and Ms. Risha Dixit, Advocates (through Vc).

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT SHARMA

O R D E R

% 17.09.2025 1.

This hearing has been done through hybrid mode. 2.

The present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India read with Section 22(1)(B) of the Building and Other Construction Workers Act, 1996 seeks the following prayers:

"A. Issue a writ of Certiorari or any other appropriate writ order or direction in the nature of a writ setting aside/quashing the (undated) Impugned Rejection Order (ANNEXURE P-1);

B. Direct the Respondent Board to sanction the pension and release the dues of the Petitioner with 12 per cent per annum from 31.12.2019 onwards amounting to Rs. 3,10,372.50/- (ANNEXURE P-22);

C. Direct the Respondent to pay costs;

D. Pass any other order or direction as may be deemed fit." 3.

Learned counsel for the respondent, on advance notice submits that the petitioner has preferred a statutory appeal which is pending. 4.

In view of the above, the present petition is disposed of with directions The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 22/09/2025 at 12:11:41

to the concerned Authorities to dispose of the statutory appeal on behalf of the petitioner within a period of 2 months from today. 5.

Pending application(s), if any, also stands disposed of. AMIT SHARMA, J SEPTEMBER 17, 2025/bsr/yg The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 22/09/2025 at 12:11:41