The Commissioner East Delhi Municipal ... vs Ganga Verma & Anr
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Case Significance
The Commissioner East Delhi Municipal ... vs Ganga Verma & Anr is a Delhi High Court decision dated February 18, 2026 (citation: ik-165189000). East Delhi Municipal Corporation challenged a Labour Court award directing reinstatement of a security guard with 75% back wages, who had been engaged through a contractor (M/s Gaurav Enterprises) and terminated in December 2014. The court dismissed the writ petition, holding that the initial burden to establish employer-employee relationship was discharged by the workman, the Labour Court's factual findings were not shown to be perverse, and the High Court does not sit in appeal over factual The case was heard by Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri. Counsel appearing: Krishna Chandra Dubey (counsel for respondent), Namrata Mukim (counsel for petitioner), Niharika Singh (counsel for petitioner), Uma Tarafdar (counsel for respondent).
Summary
East Delhi Municipal Corporation challenged a Labour Court award directing reinstatement of a security guard with 75% back wages, who had been engaged through a contractor (M/s Gaurav Enterprises) and terminated in December 2014. The court dismissed the writ petition, holding that the initial burden to establish employer-employee relationship was discharged by the workman, the Labour Court's factual findings were not shown to be perverse, and the High Court does not sit in appeal over factual findings of the Labour Court.
What was the outcome of The Commissioner East Delhi Municipal ... vs Ganga Verma & Anr?
East Delhi Municipal Corporation challenged a Labour Court award directing reinstatement of a security guard with 75% back wages, who had been engaged through a contractor (M/s Gaurav Enterprises) and...
Judgment
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