Employer Cannot Deny Employee’s Claim on Grounds of Delay When It Failed to Respond to Representation for Years: Himachal Pradesh High Court
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by the National Institute of Technology, Delhi (NIT Delhi) against a Single Judge’s order that had quashed the withdrawal of higher grade pay from a retired employee and directed the institute to reconsider his claim for financial upgradation. The Division Bench comprising Chief Justice G.S. Sandhawalia and Justice Jiya Lal Bhardwaj held that the delay in filing the writ petition…