Paramsheela v. Delhi Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board & Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Construction workers' welfare benefits; writ petitions by individual building workers against Delhi Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board; allowed in terms of Division Bench judgments in Dulari Devi (2024 SCC OnLine Del 3148) and National Campaign Committee for Central Legislation on Construction Labour (2024 SCC OnLine Del 1257); pending claim applications of building workers to be considered and decided; petitioners held fully eligible under extant statutory and rule position; physical verification and disbursement of necessary amounts directed; interest admissible under relevant rules and per Rajo (2023 SCC OnLine Del 2185) also to be disbursed; completion within eight weeks; exemption applications allowed; single bench of Sachin Datta, J.; decided 19.05.2026.
What did the court decide?
The writ petitions were allowed in terms of the Division Bench judgments in Delhi Building and other Construction Workers Welfare Board vs. Dulari Devi & Anr. (2024 SCC OnLine Del 3148) and National Campaign Committee for Central Legislation on Construction Labour vs. Delhi Building and other Construction Workers Board (2024 SCC OnLine Del 1257). For W.P.(C) 5112/2026, W.P.(C) 5714/2026 and W.P.(C) 5346/2026, the respondent Board to consider the petitioners' entitlement in accordance with law, complete physical verification and disburse the necessary amounts, together with interest admissible under the relevant rules and in terms of Rajo vs. Delhi Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board and Anr., 2023 SCC OnLine Del 2185, the whole exercise to be concluded within eight weeks; the petitions stand disposed of in the above terms.