Anjana Devi Mittal v. Oil And Natural Gas Corporation Ltd.

*IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of order: May 02, 2017 + W.P.(C) 2979/2017 ANJANA DEVI MITTAL ..... Petitioner Through : Ms. Meena Chaudhary Sharma, Advocate.

Versus

OIL AND NATURAL GAS CORPORATION LTD.

..... Respondent Through : Mr. Avinash Singh, Advocate.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL GAUR

ORDER

% (ORAL) Order of 5th June, 2014 permits only Question no. 3 to be asked in cross examination while disallowing Question nos. 1 and 2 in 'AnnexureC' to this petition. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that the first two questions in 'Annexure - C' are relevant and so the petitioner ought to be permitted to cross-examine respondents' material witness-Mr. Vikram Malhotra, Deputy General Manager (HR) Incharge (MW-3).

The opposition to this petition by respondent's counsel is on the ground that petitioner has already cross-examined this witness (MW-3) at length and has asked about the appointing authority of petitioner and this W.P.(C) 2979/2017

witness (MW-3) has already answered in cross examination that he is not aware as to whether respondent/ONGC has any permanent employee or not and so, this petition deserves dismissal. Upon hearing and on perusal of impugned order and the record, I find that first two questions as in 'Annexure-C' are essential for the just decision of this case and hence the impugned order dated 5th June, 2014 is set aside with direction to permit petitioner to ask Question Nos. 1 and 2 as in 'Annexure-C' to respondent's witness MW-3. Let the records be remitted back through a Special Messenger. The parties shall appear before the Tribunal on the date fixed i.e. tomorrow for fixing a date for limited cross examination of MW-3. It is made clear that the reopening of evidence of MW-3 shall be confined only to Question Nos. 1 and 2 as in 'Annexure-C'.

With the aforesaid directions, this petition is disposed of. A copy of this order be given dasti to parties. (SUNIL GAUR) JUDGE MAY 02, 2017 j W.P.(C) 2979/2017