Reeta Vs Delhi Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Reeta Vs Delhi Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

All seven writ petitions allowed in terms of 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; pending claim applications in W.P.(C) 5112/2026, W.P.(C) 5714/2026 and W.P.(C) 5346/2026 to be considered and decided; respondent Board to complete physical verification and disburse the necessary amounts as expeditiously as possible and in any event within eight weeks, together with interest admissible under the relevant rules and in terms of Rajo, 2023 SCC OnLine Del 2185; exemption CM applications disposed of.

Issue for consideration

Whether W.P.(C) 6935/2026, W.P.(C) 6984/2026 and W.P.(C) 5336/2026 are covered by the Division Bench judgment of this Court in Delhi Building and other Construction Workers Welfare Board vs. Dulari Devi & Anr., 2024 SCC OnLine Del 3148, entitling the petitioners to relief in terms thereof. +3 more

Court's answer

W.P.(C) 6935/2026, W.P.(C) 6984/2026 and W.P.(C) 5336/2026 are covered by the Division Bench judgment in Delhi Building and other Construction Workers Welfare Board vs. Dulari Devi & Anr., 2024 SCC OnLine Del 3148, and are allowed in terms of that judgment.

Ratio / Principle

The exemption applications (CM APPL.28052/2026 in W.P.(C) 5714/2026; CM APPL.33942/2026 in W.P.(C) 6935/2026; CM APPL.34293/2026 in W.P.(C) 6984/2026) are allowed subject to all just exceptions, and stand disposed of.

Key takeaways

W.P.(C) 5109/2026 is covered in favour of the petitioner by the Division Bench judgment in National Campaign Committee for Central Legislation on Construction Labour vs. Delhi Building and other Construction Workers Board, 2024 SCC OnLine Del 1257, and is allowed in terms of that judgment.ratio¶26
The pending claim applications of the petitioners in W.P.(C) 5112/2026, W.P.(C) 5714/2026 and W.P.(C) 5346/2026 shall be duly considered and decided, the Court emphasizing that those petitioners are fully eligible in terms of the extant statutory and rule position read with the aforesaid judgments, to which learned counsel for the respondent acceded during the course of hearing.ratio¶27

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Seven writ petitions by individual building workers (Jashoda, Prem, Reeta, Sanval Ram, Paramsheela, Achhe Lal and Sheela) against the Delhi Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board were disposed of by the High Court of Delhi (Sachin Datta, J., oral) on 19.05.2026. W.P.(C) 6935/2026, W.P.(C) 6984/2026 and W.P.(C) 5336/2026 were held covered by the Division Bench judgment in Delhi Building and other Construction Workers Welfare Board vs. Dulari Devi & Anr., 2024 SCC OnLine Del 3148, and W.P.(C) 5109/2026 was held covered in favour of the petitioner by National Campaign Committee for Central Legislation on Construction Labour vs. Delhi Building and other Construction Workers Board, 2024 SCC OnLine Del 1257; all were allowed in terms of those judgments. In W.P.(C) 5112/2026, W.P.(C) 5714/2026 and W.P.(C) 5346/2026, the limited relief sought - due consideration and decision of the pending claim applications - was accepted, the Court emphasizing that those petitioners are fully eligible in terms of the extant statutory and rule position read with the aforesaid judgments, to which learned counsel for the respondent acceded during hearing. The Board is to carry out the necessary physical verification and, upon completion, disburse the necessary amounts to the petitioners as expeditiously as possible and in any event within eight weeks; interest as admissible under the relevant rules and in terms of the Division Bench judgment dated 17.04.2023 in Rajo vs. Delhi Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board and Anr., 2023 SCC OnLine Del 2185, is also to be disbursed. Exemption applications in W.P.(C) 5714/2026, 6935/2026 and 6984/2026 were allowed subject to all just exceptions.

$~1, 72, 73, 103, 116, 117, 129 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision : 19.05.2026 + W.P.(C) 5714/2026 (1) JASHODA .....Petitioner versus DELHI BUILDING AND OTHER CONSTRUCTION WORKERS WELFARE BOARD .....Respondent + W.P.(C) 5336/2026 (72) PREM .....Petitioner versus DELHI BUILDING AND OTHER CONSTRUCTION WORKERS WELFARE BOARD .....Respondent + W.P.(C) 5346/2026 (73) REETA .....Petitioner versus DELHI BUILDING AND OTHER CONSTRUCTION WORKERS WELFARE BOARD .....Respondent + W.P.(C) 6935/2026 (103) SANVAL RAM .....Petitioner versus DELHI BUILDING AND OTHER CONSTRUCTION WORKERS WELFARE BOARD .....Respondent + W.P.(C) 5109/2026 (116) PARAMSHEELA .....Petitioner versus DELHI BUILDING AND OTHER CONSTRUCTION WORKERS WELFARE BOARD & ANR. .....Respondents + W.P.(C) 5112/2026 (117) ACHHE LAL .....Petitioner versus DELHI BUILDING AND OTHER CONSTRUCTION WORKERS WELFARE BOARD .....Respondent

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+ W.P.(C) 6984/2026

(129) SHEELA .....Petitioner

versus

DELHI BUILDING AND OTHER CONSTRUCTION WORKERS WELFARE BOARD .....Respondent

Presence :

Mr. Chirayu Jain, Ms. Tanishqua Dhar and Ms. Raksha Awasya, Advs. for petitioners in item nos.116, 117, 129, 1, 72 and 73.

Ms. Risha Dixit and Ms. Kanika Chopra, Advs. for respondents in item nos.103, 116, 117, 129, 1, 72 and 73.

Mr. Shivesh P. Singh, Mr. Rohit Shukla and Mr. Mishal Vij, Advs. for respondent in item no.113.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN DATTA

SACHIN DATTA, J. ( ORAL )

CM APPL.28052/2026 (Exemption) in W.P.(C) 5714/2026 CM APPL.33942/2026 (Exemption) in W.P.(C) 6935/2026 CM APPL.34293/2026 (Exemption) in W.P.(C) 6984/2026

Allowed, subject to all just exceptions.

Applications stand disposed of.

W.P.(C) 5714/2026 W.P.(C) 5336/2026 W.P.(C) 5346/2026 W.P.(C) 6935/2026 W.P.(C) 5109/2026 W.P.(C) 5112/2026 W.P.(C) 6984/2026

Concededly, W.P.(C)6935/2026, W.P.(C) 6984/2026 and W.P.(C) 5336/2026 are covered by the judgment rendered by a Division Bench of this Court in Delhi Building and other Construction Workers Welfare

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Board vs. Dulari Devi & Anr. , 2024 SCC OnLine Del 3148.

Further, W.P.(C) 5109/2026 is covered in favour of the petitioner in terms of judgment passed by a Division Bench of this Court in National Campaign Committee for Central Legislation on Construction Labour vs. Delhi Building and other Construction Workers Board., 2024 SCC OnLine Del 1257 .

The aforesaid writ petitions are, consequently, allowed in terms of 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 .

The limited relief sought in W.P.(C) 5112/2026, W.P.(C) 5714/2026 and W.P.(C) 5346/2026 is that the pending claim application/s of the concerned building worker be duly considered and decided. It is emphasized that the petitioners therein are fully eligible in terms of the extant statutory and rule position read with the aforesaid judgments.

During the course of hearing, learned counsel for the respondent accedes to the above, and submits the entitlement of the said petitioners shall be duly considered in accordance with law. It is submitted that for this purpose, a physical verification will be required to be carried out. Let the necessary verification exercise be done by the respondent and subject to completion thereof, necessary amount be disbursed to the petitioners.

Let the aforesaid exercise be concluded as expeditiously as possible and in any event within a period of eight weeks from today.

Interest as may be admissible under the relevant rules and in terms of

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the judgment dated 17.04.2023 rendered by the Division Bench of this Court in Rajo vs. Delhi Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board and Anr., 2023 SCC OnLine Del 2185 shall also be disbursed to the petitioners.

These petitions are disposed of in the above terms.

SACHIN DATTA, J

MAY 19, 2026/ cl

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Issues for consideration

4 issues framed by the court

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1.
Whether W.P.(C) 6935/2026, W.P.(C) 6984/2026 and W.P.(C) 5336/2026 are covered by the Division Bench judgment of this Court in Delhi Building and other Construction Workers Welfare Board vs. Dulari Devi & Anr., 2024 SCC OnLine Del 3148, entitling the petitioners to relief in terms thereof.¶20
The court held
W.P.(C) 6935/2026, W.P.(C) 6984/2026 and W.P.(C) 5336/2026 are covered by the Division Bench judgment in Delhi Building and other Construction Workers Welfare Board vs. Dulari Devi & Anr., 2024 SCC OnLine Del 3148, and are allowed in terms of that judgment.ratio¶26
2.
Whether W.P.(C) 5109/2026 is covered in favour of the petitioner by the Division Bench judgment in National Campaign Committee for Central Legislation on Construction Labour vs. Delhi Building and other Construction Workers Board, 2024 SCC OnLine Del 1257.¶25
The court held
W.P.(C) 5109/2026 is covered in favour of the petitioner by the Division Bench judgment in National Campaign Committee for Central Legislation on Construction Labour vs. Delhi Building and other Construction Workers Board, 2024 SCC OnLine Del 1257, and is allowed in terms of that judgment.ratio¶26
3.
Whether the pending claim applications of the building workers in W.P.(C) 5112/2026, W.P.(C) 5714/2026 and W.P.(C) 5346/2026 should be duly considered and decided, the petitioners being eligible under the extant statutory and rule position read with the aforesaid judgments.¶27
The court held
The pending claim applications of the petitioners in W.P.(C) 5112/2026, W.P.(C) 5714/2026 and W.P.(C) 5346/2026 shall be duly considered and decided, the Court emphasizing that those petitioners are fully eligible in terms of the extant statutory and rule position read with the aforesaid judgments, to which learned counsel for the respondent acceded during the course of hearing.ratio¶27
4.
Whether interest, as admissible under the relevant rules and in terms of the Division Bench judgment dated 17.04.2023 in Rajo vs. Delhi Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board and Anr., 2023 SCC OnLine Del 2185, is payable to the petitioners along with the benefit amounts.¶30
The court held
Interest as may be admissible under the relevant rules and in terms of the Division Bench judgment dated 17.04.2023 in Rajo vs. Delhi Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board and Anr., 2023 SCC OnLine Del 2185, shall also be disbursed to the petitioners.ratio¶30