Hari Ram v. Arun Kumar Jha
Case brief
What is this about?
Delhi High Court contempt petitions disposed of on compliance: sanction of dues under Rule 271, Delhi Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2002. Petitioners Hari Ram, Ram Kishan and Man Kunwar; respondent Arun Kumar Jha, Secretary of the Board. Bench: Justice Anish Dayal. Decision date 15.04.2025; sanction order dated 11.04.2025; connected matters CONT.CAS(C) 426/2025, CONT.CAS(C) 320/2025, CONT.CAS(C) 326/2025, CM APPL. 12650/2025. Keywords: contempt, construction workers, welfare Board, Rule 271, sanction, disposal, liberty clause.
What did the court decide?
The three contempt petitions (CONT.CAS(C) 426/2025, 320/2025 and 326/2025 with CM APPL. 12650/2025) were disposed of after the respondent's counsel produced the sanction order dated 11.04.2025 sanctioning the amounts under Rule 271 of the DBOCW Rules, 2002; liberty reserved to the petitioner if the amounts are not received.