NDMC v. Vijay Laxmi

Delhi High Court · 09 Dec 2025 · 2025:DHC:6987-DB

Navin Chawla; Madhu Jain

W.P.(C) 4671/2019

2025:DHC:6987-DB

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The Delhi High Court allowed a review petition to correct the period for interest computation on delayed salary payments, directing payment of interest at the GPF rate from 01.05.2013 to 31.07.2014.

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HIGH COURT OF DELHI
W.P.(C) 4671/2019
NDMC .....Petitioner
Through: Ms. Namrata Mukim, SC for MCD, Ms. Niharika Singh and
Ms. Sakshi Saxena, Advs.

VERSUS

VIJAY LAXMI .....Respondent
Through: Mr. Joby P. Varghese and Ms. Rashi, Advs.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NAVIN CHAWLA
HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE MADHU JAIN O R D E R 09.12.2025

JUDGMENT

1. This Review Petition has been filed by the respondent, seeking review/modification of our Judgment dated 12.08.2025, inasmuch as the payment of interest for the delayed period has to be computed from 01.05.2013 to 31.07.2014.

REVIEW PET. 485/2025

2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, in fact, no interest was payable to the respondent. However, as we have already considered this plea of the petitioner and rejected the same vide our Judgment dated 12.08.2025, we would not revisit the same.

3. The only modification now sought by the respondent/review petitioner is, in fact, clerical in nature, as the dates of the said delayed period have been incorrectly mentioned as ‘15.07.2013 till 14.03.2014’ in paragraph no. 5; and ‘01.05.2013 to 14.03.2014’ in paragraph no. 17 of our Judgment.

4. Accordingly, we modify the said paragraph nos. 5 and 17 of our Judgment dated 12.08.2025, and the same shall now read as under:

“5. Claiming that her salary for the period 01.05.2013 till 31.07.2014 had not been released to her, and her retiral dues were also not released to her on time, she filed the above O.A. before the learned Tribunal. XXX 17. In view of the above, while we dismiss the W.P.(C) 4671/2019 as being without any merit, we allow W.P.(C) 7077/2019 filed by the petitioner, with a direction to the respondent to pay interest at the GPF rate for the delay in release of the monthly salary to the petitioner between the period 01.05.2013 to 31.07.2014 from the date that the salary became due and payable each month till the same was actually paid to the petitioner. Such payment be released by the respondent to the petitioner within a period of ten weeks from today.”

5. The payment shall be released in favour of the respondent within a period of 10 weeks from today.

6. This order be uploaded as a corrigendum to our judgment dated 12.08.2025.

NAVIN CHAWLA, J MADHU JAIN, J DECEMBER 9, 2025/ys/Av/Yg

NDMC v. Vijay Laxmi

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