Delhi High Court Modifies Award on Regularisation and Retiral Benefits for CPWD Daily-Rated Workers

Case Snapshot

Case Name: Director General Works CPWD v. The Gen. Sec. All India CPWD Employees Union

Citation / Neutral Citation: 2026:DHC:7955

High Court: High Court of Delhi

Bench: Hon'ble Ms. Justice Shail Jain

Date of Judgment: 17th September, 2026

Area of Law: Service Law, Industrial Disputes Act, Regularisation, Retiral Benefits, CCS (Pension) Rules

Judgment Headline

Retrospective regularisation set aside; 50% of post-1993 temporary-status service counted for retiral benefits.

The Judgment in One Line

Delhi High Court sets aside Tribunal's direction for retrospective regularisation after one year, but modifies relief to count 50% of service from 10.09.1993 for retiral benefits for workmen in casual employment on that date.

Why This Judgment Matters

This judgment clarifies that daily-rated or casual service does not automatically convert into regular service merely by efflux of time or completion of 240 days. Regularisation must flow from a legal foundation—statutory rules, recruitment rules, or an enforceable scheme. The ruling also distinguishes between regularisation and counting of pre-regularisation service for retiral benefits. It provides important guidance on the applicability of the 1993 Casual Labourers Scheme and the limited circumstances in which pre-regularisation service can be counted for pens

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