Municipal Corporation of Delhi v. Raj Kumari
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: Municipal Corporation of Delhi; MCD; Labour Court; exemplary cost reduction Rs. 20,000 to Rs. 1,000; Section 33-C(2) Industrial Disputes Act 1947; Delhi Legal Services Authority Rouse Avenue; W.P.(C) 10704/2024 order dated 13.08.2024; Central Govt. Industrial Tribunal jurisdiction contention; batch of 33 CM(M) petitions (lead CM(M) 3696/2024); Delhi High Court; Justice Manoj Jain; decided 17 April 2025; petitions disposed; cost waiver denied but cost reduced for absence of malafide.
What did the court decide?
Exemplary cost reduced from Rs. 20,000/- to Rs. 1,000/- per case; reduced cost to be deposited within four weeks with the same Authority (Delhi Legal Services Authority, Rouse Avenue) with proof of deposit before the learned Labour Court; liberty to the workmen to apply for release of the admitted amount; Labour Court to endeavour expeditious disposal of the claims. All petitions and pending applications disposed of in these terms.