Delhi High Court cracks down on NDMC for non payment of salaries, pensions to employees.

On 31st May, 2021 the High Court of Delhi took cognisance of the fact that the North Delhi Municipal Corporation had failed to pay salaries and pensions to employees in the wake of COVID 19 pandemic. The NDMC has now been directed to disclose details of all immovable and movable properties along with their estimated value in particular of the bank accounts held by NDMC with banks and financial institutions and the amount held therein till July 1, 2021. The said property will be attached if there is continued failure to pay salary and pensions to employees.

Relevant extracts of the said order have been reproduced below-

They (employees) are entitled to release of their salaries and pensions and they cannot be told that the Corporations do not have the fund to make payment of their salaries and pensions and that cannot be cited as a ground for non payment.

We've already said that right to receive salaries and pensions constitutes fundamental right and we've already directed Corporations to disburse salaries and pensions to all class of employees.

*Order will be uploaded soon