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There Can Be No Justification For Non-Payment Of Salaries: Delhi HC To DSGMC

The Delhi High Court has directed Delhi Sinkh Gurdwara Management Committee to pay salary arrears to the school teachers, within 2 weeks.

A two-judges bench comprising of Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal said, “…there can be no justification for non-payment of salaries” when fees were being charged from the students.

The Court granted two week’s time to schools to positively clear and pay all arrears to the concerned teachers and list the matter for hearing on May 11. 

The Courts direction came on a petition filed against a single Judge order, in which the interim relief was not granted. Teachers of Fateh Nagar, Tilak Nagar and Nanak Piao Schools, alleged that they were not paid salaries since December 2019 and amount of Rs. 15,000/- were paid on 23rd April as an ad-hoc amount.

However, teachers of the Hargobind Enclave School has alleged that salary for the month of March has not been paid to them, and teacher from School near the India Gate submitted that 85% of the salary in the month of January has been paid and nothing has been paid further. 

Counsel appearing for the schools contended that salaries could not be paid due to the fee arrears from the students. 

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