This judgment is about the Delhi High Court upholding a Labour Court award directing reinstatement with back wages of a daily-wage nursery employee, holding that the Municipal Corporation was the real employer despite an MOU with a private entity.

Case Snapshot

• Case Name: Municipal Corporation of Delhi v. Smt. Munni Devi & Anr.

• Citation / Neutral Citation: W.P.(C) 2928/2023; CNR No. DLHC010079732023; 2026:DHC:9838

• High Court: High Court of Delhi at New Delhi

• Bench: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri

• Date of Judgment: 03.11.2026

• Area of Law: Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 — Sections 10, 12(5), 25F, 25G, 25H; Articles 226 and 227

Judgment Headline

Delhi High Court Upholds Reinstatement of Nursery Aaya, Holds MCD Was Real Employer

The Judgment in One Line

The Delhi High Court dismissed MCD's writ petition, holding that despite an MOU with a private entity, the Corporation was the real em

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