Inderjeet and Anr. Vs Department of Post — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Inderjeet and Anr. Vs Department of Post — Delhi HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

Respondent's undertaking, taken on record, that the service conditions of the petitioners shall not be altered to their detriment during the pendency of the Industrial Disputes; no further orders required and the petition, along with the pending application (CM APPL. 2875/2026), stands disposed of.

Issue for consideration

Whether the respondent (Department of Post) should be directed to comply with notice bearing No. ALC-1/8(01-Online)/2026 dated 08.01.2026 and to refrain from changing the petitioners' service conditions during the pendency of the Industrial Disputes.

Court's answer

Learned counsel for the respondent, appearing on advance notice, acceded that the service conditions of the petitioners shall not be altered to their detriment during the pendency of the Industrial Disputes.

Ratio / Principle

It was pointed out, alongside the respondent's undertaking, that in terms of Section 33(1)(a) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, no employer shall alter the conditions of service during the pendency of proceedings before a conciliation officer, board, Arbitrator, labour Court or Tribunal, and that this mandate shall be strictly adhered to.

Key takeaways

The court took on record the respondent's aforesaid statement (undertaking not to alter the petitioners' service conditions to their detriment during the pendency of the Industrial Disputes).ratio¶3

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

High Court of Delhi (SACHIN DATTA, J.), order dated 19.01.2026 in W.P.(C) 584/2026 with CM APPL. 2875/2026 — Inderjeet and Anr. v. Department of Post. The petitioners' limited prayer was that the respondent be directed to comply with notice bearing No. ALC-1/8(01-Online)/2026 dated 08.01.2026 and refrain from changing their service conditions during the pendency of pending Industrial Disputes. Counsel for the respondent, appearing on advance notice, acceded that the service conditions of the petitioners shall not be altered to their detriment during the pendency of the Industrial Disputes. It was pointed out that, in terms of Section 33(1)(a) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, no employer shall alter conditions of service during the pendency of proceedings before a conciliation officer, board, Arbitrator, labour Court or Tribunal, and that this mandate shall be strictly adhered to; this was noted to be in line with the order dated 01.04.2025 in W.P.(C) 3620/2025 (filed as Annexure P-9). The respondent's statement was taken on record. No further orders were required; the petition and the pending application stand disposed of.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

- W.P.(C) 584/2026, CM APPL. 2875/2026

INDERJEET AND ANR .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Jawahar Raja, Ms. Meghna De and Mr. Ishaan Goel, Advocates.

versus

DEPARTMENT OF POST .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ayush Gaur, SPC with Ms. Ridhi Kapoor, Mr. Varun Parashar and Mr. Abhishek Bhudhiraja, Advocates. Ms. Pallavi Talwar, GP for R-1.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN DATTA O R D E R % 19.01.2026

The limited relief sought by the petitioners is that the respondent be directed to comply with notice bearing No. ALC-1/8(01-Online)/2026 dated 08.01.2026 and refrain from changing the service conditions of the petitioners during the pendency of the Industrial Disputes.

Learned counsel for the respondent, who appears on advance notice, accedes that the service conditions of the petitioners shall not be altered to their detriment during the pendency of the Industrial Disputes. It is pointed out that in terms of Section 33(1)(a) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, no employer shall alter the conditions of service during the pendency of proceedings before a conciliation officer or a board or any proceedings before an Arbitrator or a labour Court or a Tribunal, and this mandate shall be strictly adhered to. The same is also in line with the order dated 01.04.2025 passed in W.P.(C) 3620/2025, filed as Annexure P-9 to the

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present petition.

The aforesaid statement on behalf of the respondent is taken on record.

No further orders are required to be passed in the present petition; the same is, accordingly, disposed of. Pending application also stands disposed of.

SACHIN DATTA, J

JANUARY 19, 2026/jyh

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