‘Sorry State Of Affairs’: High Court Directs Delhi Govt To Clear Salaries Of Maharishi Valmiki Hospital Workers By Feb 8

High Court has directed the Delhi government to ensure payment of wages to various workers of a government hospital within two weeks.

Justice Rekha Palli passed the direction in an interim order on petitions filed by nine men, who work as Nursing Orderly at Delhi government-run Maharishi Valmiki Hospital. The court was told that their wages have not been paid since April 12 last year.

“The present petitions preferred by the workmen depict a very sorry state of affairs, wherein they have not been paid any wages since 12.04.2022 only on account of the files moving up and down between two departments of the Govt. of NCT of Delhi,” the court said.

Listing the matter for hearing on February 08, Justice Palli warned that if the workers are not paid their wages by the next date of hearing, Delhi Government’s Secretary of Finance “will remain present in court.”

The counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submitted that the Labour Court, instead of directing the hospital to ensure payment of wages to them, was adjourning the matter at repeated requests made by the hospital.

The court issued notice on the pleas and directed that response be filed before the next date of hearing.

Advocates Rajiv Agarwal, Meghna De and L.Gangmei appeared for petitioners.

Title: SH LALIT KUMAR SHARMA v. MAHARISHI VALMIKI HOSPITAL and other connected matters

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