. / 23 & 24. * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + CM(M) 94/2009 VASHISTH SHARMA ..... Petitioner Through iVlr. Arvind Dhingra, Advocate. versus NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. & ORS. Respondents Through Mr. V.K. Tandon, Advocate for GNCTD along with Mr. Rajender Dhar, Joint Labour Commissioner. ^ei^l(M)388/2009 ANILJHA Petitioner Through Mr. R.K. Nain, Advocate. versus RAJENDER DHAR & ORS. Respondents Through Mr. V.K. Tandon, Advocate for GNCTD along with Mr. Rajender Dhar, Joint Labour Commissioner. CORAIVI: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJIV KHANNA ORDER % 02.02.2011 These two cases being inter-linked, they are disposed of by a common order. The basic grievance raised in these two cases is that the Commissioners under the Employee's Digitally Signed By:AMULYA Signature Not Verified Compensation Act, 1923 (Act, for short) are causing immense delay in disposal of the claims put forth by the employees. Mr. R.K. Nain, learned counsel for the petitioner has invited our attention to Section 25A, which has been inserted by Act 45 of 2009 with effect from 18*^ January, 2010. The said provision reads as under:- "25A.Time limit for disposal of cases relating to compensation.- The Commissioner shall dispose of the matter relating to compensation under this Act within a period of three months from the date of reference and intimate ^ the decision in respectthereofwithin the ' ' said period to the employee." 2. Mr. V.K. Tandon, learned counsel appearing for the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi has submitted that at present seven Commissionersare functioningand they are able to dispose of number of cases as per the statutory scheme. At this juncture, Mr. Nain, learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the Commissioners hold hearings/proceedings under the Act at 3 p.m. three days in a week. Mr. Tandon, learned counsel for the State would submit that in larger districts the Commissioners start their work from 10 a.m., whereas in smaller districts they start functioning from 3 p.m. relating to the cases under the Act in question. 3. •Having heard learned counsel for the parties, we are inclined to Issue the following directions: (a)The Commissioners shall endeavour to dispose of the cases as commanded under Section 25A of the Act. (b)The Commissioners should hold their proceedings in all districts at 10 a.m. on the days they hold their courts. (c)To meet the pendency, the State Government may consider creating further posts of the Commissioners so that the employees are not deprived of their compensation ^ if legally due within the statutory framework. Mandate of ' I Section 25A of the Act shall be kept in mind. 4. With the aforesaid directions, the petitions stand disposed of without any order as to costs. FEBRUARY 02,2011 VKR / CHIEF JUSTICE SANJIV KHANNA, J.