Himachal High Court slams NIT Delhi for sitting over employee plea for years

In a strong message against bureaucratic complacency, the Himachal Pradesh High Court has ruled that employers cannot use the pretext of delay to deny an employee’s rightful dues when such delay was actually caused by the employer’s own inaction. Membership Form

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A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice G.S. Sandhawalia and Justice Jiya Lal Bhardwaj dismissed an appeal filed by the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Delhi, upholding an earlier Single Bench order that had quashed the institute’s decision to withdraw a retired employee’s higher grade pay. The Court directed NIT Delhi to rec